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Quotes About Doubt

I do not know which of us has written this page.
~ Jorge Luís Borges
If a writer disbelieves what he is writing, then he can hardly expect his readers to believe it.
~ Jorge Luís Borges
Buckley descree de Dios, pero quiere demostrar al Dios no existente que los hombres mortales son capaces de concebir un mundo.
~ Jorge Luís Borges
Nationalism only allows for affirmations, and every doctrine that discards doubt, negation, is a form of fanaticism and stupidity.
~ Jorge Luís Borges
It will be said that the conclusion no doubt preceded its proofs. But what man can content himself with seeking out proofs for a thing that not even he himself believes in, or whose teaching he cares naught for?
~ Jorge Luís Borges
WÄ…tpliwe, aby Å›wiat miaÅ' sens; jeszcze bardziej wÄ…tpliwe, aby miaÅ' sens podwójny lub potrójny, zauwa?y niedowiarek. Ja sÄ…dzÄ™, ?e tak wÅ'aÅ›nie jest; (...).
~ Jorge Luís Borges
Quién se resigna a buscar pruebas de algo no creído por él o cuya prédica no le importa?
~ Jorge Luís Borges
Me creo indigno del Infierno o de la Gloria, pero nada predigo.
~ Jorge Luís Borges
Zawsze szuka ratunku ten, komu Å›wiat runÄ…Å' i potrzebna jest pomoc, bo pogubiÅ' nogi, a w dodatku nie widzi Å›niegu. PóÅ'noc. PóÅ'noc. Wszystko to prowokuje do tego stwierdzenia, które nocÄ… z podwójnÄ… ostroÅ›ciÄ… siÄ™ jawi: jedni siÄ™ nie spalajÄ… w tych samych pÅ'omieniach, które z innych tymczasem mogÄ… pozostawi? poÅ'owÄ™ ich postaci zaledwie (...)
~ Joseph Brodsky
He who thinks he knows, doesn't know. He who knows that he doesn't know, knows.
~ Joseph Campbell
Not all who hesitate are lost.
~ Joseph Campbell
Good morning, Eeyore," said Pooh. "Good morning, Pooh Bear," said Eeyore gloomily. "If it is a good morning, which I doubt," said he. "Why, what's the matter?" "Nothing, Pooh Bear, nothing. We can't all, and some of us don't. That's all there is to it." "Can't all what?" said Pooh, rubbing his nose. "Gaiety. Song-and-dance. Here we go round the mulberry bush.
~ A. A. Milne
Hope lies to mortalsAnd most believe her,But man's deceiverWas never mine.
~ A. E. Housman
Give us this day our daily Faith, but deliver, dear God, from Belief.
~ A. Huxley, Island
I had lost faith in biography.
~ A. N. Wilson
When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion.
~ A. N. Wilson
I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief 'don't matter ' that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return.
~ A. N. Wilson
Lidah boleh dipercaya waktu merasa; wajar dicuriga sebaik bersuara.
~ A. Samad Said
But Piglet is so small that he slips into a pocket, where it is very comfortable to feel him when you are not quite sure whether twice seven is twelve or twenty-two.
~ A.A. Milne
Good morning, Eeyore," shouted Piglet. "Good morning, Little Piglet," said Eeyore. "If it is a good morning," he said. "Which I doubt," said he. "Not that it matters," he
~ A.A. Milne
She'd also begun to feel like this might not be the best place for her after all. "I
~ A.C. Arthur
Hay muchas cosas irrevocables- dijo Harry-, pero nunca se sabe si lo son o no, hasta que se ha averiguado. Y siempre vale la pena hacerlo.
~ A.E.W. Mason
even Herodotos suspected that he was being made fun of.
~ A.H. Sayce
anybody doesn't believe in reality should try to start a dead car on a 10-degree morning:
~ A.R. Ammons