Quotes about Doubt
Rather do I fear to lose truth by this pretension to possess it already wholly.
— William James
The existence of the devil is so clearly taught in the Bible that to doubt it is to doubt the Bible itself.
— Chip Ingram
Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.
— Henry David Thoreau
Faith never makes a confession.
— Henry David Thoreau
Leaders who doubt that success is possible and who fear the worst should immediately change their attitude or resign so a true leader can take their place.
— Henry Blackaby
A man that is afraid is never a man.
— Henry Ward Beecher
If one has the answers to all the questions - that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be humble.
— Pope Francis
To know oneself is to disbelieve utopia.
— Michael Novak
What she said, or she did not. And if she believed it, she ought to be able to live it. On through the night hours she struggled. She would have left her bed and gone downstairs to pray, but she was afraid she would disturb Grandmother Withers.
— Janette Oke
Always I'm feeling, 'You're never going to work again.' That's going to happen one day, but I hope I'm not alive.
— Lauren Bacall
Human nature being what it is, if you told me you were going to give me one dollar with no strings attached, I probably wouldn't question the gift too much. But if you told me you wanted to give me one hundred dollars with no obligation, I'd have to think about it for a minute before accepting.
— Tony Evans
While I was raised around churches and had gotten to know a few preachers fairly well, the thought never entered my head that I would one day stand and deliver. Not only was I not interested, I lived with a major struggle: I stuttered.
— Charles Swindoll