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Quotes about Skepticism


Few men speak humbly of humility, chastely of chastity, skeptically of skepticism.

Blaise Pascal

The heart must be kept tender and pliable; otherwise agnosticism converts to skepticism. In such a case, the value of apologetics is voided, for apologetics is aimed at persuading doubters, not at refuting the defiant. He who demands a kind of proof that the nature of the case renders impossible, is determined that no possible evidence shall convince him.

Edward John Carnell

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all.

Ralph Barton Perry

A rational reaction against irrational excesses and vagaries of skepticism may . . . readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity.

Rt. Hon. William Ewart Gladstone

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.

John Dewey

Large skepticism leads to large understanding. Small skepticism leads to small understanding. No skepticism leads to no understanding.

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect.

George Santayana

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

George Jean Nathan

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

Romain Rolland

Skepticism is slow suicide.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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