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Doubt

Quotations from the Wayside

True doubt is not unfaith, but the critical act of faith in quest of truth.
ANONYMOUS

Scepticism is the first step to philosophy.
DENIS DIDEROT

Doubt is the whetstone of understanding.
JOHN DOS PASSOS

He is without faith who is afraid of doubters.
J. DONALD JOHNSTON

Fanaticism is always a compensation for hidden doubt.
CARL JUNG

The depth of man’s questioning is more important than his answers.
ANDRÉ MALRAUX

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Faith and doubt, both are needed.
LILLIAN SMITH

There lives more faith in honest doubt than in half the creeds.
TENNYSON

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