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    The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found

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Skeptics are never deceived.

Skeptics are never deceived.

by French Proverb Found in: Skepticism Quotes,
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Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first read more

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it ca

by George Santayana Found in: Skepticism Quotes,
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The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith read more

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists

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In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live read more

In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live more musically

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Great intellects are skeptical.

Great intellects are skeptical.

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Skepticism, riddling the faith of yesterday, prepared the way for the faith of tomorrow.

Skepticism, riddling the faith of yesterday, prepared the way for the faith of tomorrow.

by Romain Rolland Found in: Skepticism Quotes,
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For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is read more

For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.

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It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.

It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.

by Isaac Asimov Found in: Skepticism Quotes,
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Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy

by Denis Diderot Found in: Skepticism Quotes,
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