Quotes About Doubt

I have never written on any subject unless I believed that the authorities on it were hopelessly wrong.

I do not greatly care whether I have been right or wrong on any point, but I care a good deal about knowing which of the two I have been.

Each moment I felt increasing upon me that dreadful doubt as to my own identity—as to the continuity of my past and present existence—which is the first sign of that distraction which comes on those who have lost themselves in the bush. I had fought against this feeling hitherto, and had conquered it; but the intense silence and gloom of this rocky wilderness were too much for me, and I felt that my power of collecting myself was beginning to be impaired.

For fear does things so like a witch, 'Tis hard t' unriddle which is which

He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty.

He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt.

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is against it; but all belief is for it.

Si d'aventure, tel se prend à douter de la fraternité des hommes et de l'humanité commune à tous les peuples et à toutes les races, qu'il parcoure leurs adages et leurs préceptes : il se rassurera.

Lord of Sandwich came in, but whether it be my doubt or no I cannot tell, but I do not find that he made any sign of kindnesse or respect to me, which troubles me more than any thing in the world.

Katin tried to look reservedly doubtful. The expression was too complicated and came out blank.

Two years, I've been working towards this, and on the last day, Blondie has me doubting the whole thing. We'll leave it up to fate then, shall we, Wolfy? A duel to the death. May the best man win. I cut him down, and that's that. Back to our regularly scheduled international incident. But if he beats me... if I die here... the lock on my blade will disable after a couple hours. What happens after that... is up to you, Wolfy. [Sam to Blade Wolf]

Basch: So why don't you ask her out? The Runt: I'm scared she wouldn't like me and say no. -So what? What have you got to lose? -The possibility -if she says no- that she might have said yes. Whatever I do, I don't want to lose that possibility.

Forth from his dark and lonely hiding place(Portentous sight!) the owlet Atheism,Sailing on obscene wings athwart the noon,Drops his blue-fringèd lids, and holds them close,And hooting at the glorious sun in Heaven,Cries out, "Where is it?"

Is this the hill? is this the kirk?Is this mine own countree?

She shook her head slowly. "I don't believe you. You can't be a cop." "Not a cop." "Federal agent?" "FBI." "Even more unlikely." "J. Edgar rolls over in his grave every day, but that's the way it is.

A double-minded man is unsure in all his ways.

Liberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.

I, or any mortal at any time, may be utterly mistaken as to the situation he is really in. —C. S. Lewis

Your disbelief is a later novel emerging in the long, long shadow of an earlier one—

When you see a quote that impresses you by how powerful it is, pause and say to yourself, "But hang on, is it total bullshit?" It's amazing how often you can instantly see it's bullshit. Sometimes you can flip back and forth, profound/bullshit, like that rabbit/duck picture.

When in deadly danger, When beset by doubt, Run in little circles, Wave your arms and shout.

And suddenly you can't sleep, because your heart trusts your vision more than you.