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Doubt and skepticism3 quotes
Doubt is not a pleasant condition. But certainty is an absurd one. — Voltaire · 1770There lives more faith in honest doubt,
Believe me, than in half the creeds. — Alfred Tennyson · 1850If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. — Francis Bacon · 1605Doubt vs. certainty3 quotes
Doubt is not a pleasant condition. But certainty is an absurd one. — Voltaire · 1770There lives more faith in honest doubt,
Believe me, than in half the creeds. — Alfred Tennyson · 1850If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. — Francis Bacon · 1605Certainty2 quotes
Doubt is not a pleasant condition. But certainty is an absurd one. — Voltaire · 1770If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. — Francis Bacon · 1605Beliefs1 quote
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. — Francis Bacon · 1605Convictions1 quote
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. — Francis Bacon · 1605Faith1 quote
There lives more faith in honest doubt,
Believe me, than in half the creeds. — Alfred Tennyson · 1850