Quotes about Doubt
Because a thing is eloquently expressed it should not be taken to be as necessarily true; nor because it is uttered with stammering lips should it be supposed false.
— St. Augustine
Lord, have pity on me. My evil sorrows strive with my good joys; and on which side is the victory, I know not.
— St. Augustine
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.
— Paul Tillich
An argument may remove doubt, but only the Holy Spirit can convict of truth.
— Ravi Zacharias
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
— Oscar Wilde
By doubting we come at truth.
— Cicero
Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
— Teresa of Avila
Because a thing is eloquently expressed it should not be taken to be as necessarily true; nor because it is uttered with stammering lips should it be supposed false.
— St. Augustine
There is faith in every serious doubt, namely, the faith in the truth as such, even if the only truth we can express is our lack of truth.
— Paul Tillich
You can never be sure whether you are discovering the truth or inventing it.
— Frederick Buechner