Quotes by Skepticism The city of truth cannot be built on the swampy ground of skepticism. Albert Schweitzer skepticismbuiltcities Thus Pyrrhonism is not a sect of people who are persuaded of what they say, but it is a sect of liars. Antoine Arnauld skepticismliarspeople Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation. Arthur Conan Doyle observationskepticismhealthy You cannot knock a man down who will not stand up, nor argue with a skeptic. Austin O'Malley skepticismarguingmen We must be skeptical even of our skepticism. Bertrand Russell skepticalskepticism Everywhere, except in theology, there has been a vigorous growth of skepticism about skepticism itself. C. S. Lewis skepticismtheologygrowth In my life, the only certainty is to be uncertain. I'm an unbeliever who believes in skepticism. I'm only sure about being unsure. Christopher Hitchens skepticismuncertainbelieve Radical skepticism is no more critical than is credulity. Craig A. Evans skepticismradicalcritical The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our own. Cullen Hightower suspicionskepticismideas Skepticism is history's bedfellow. Edgar Saltus bedfellowsskepticismhistory Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls. Emile M. Cioran sadismskepticismsoul Skepticism is the elegance of anxiety. Emile M. Cioran skepticismanxietyelegance What is desperately needed... is the skepticism and the sense of history that a liberal arts education provides. Felix Rohatyn skepticismneededart Let the greatest part of the news thou hearest be the least part of what thou believest, lest the greater part of what thou believest be the least part of what is true. Francis Quarles skepticismnewsgreater Great intellects are skeptical. Friedrich Nietzsche skepticalskepticismintellect Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect... George Santayana chastityskepticismintellect It is assumed that the skeptic has no bias; whereas he has a very obvious bias in favour of skepticism. Gilbert K. Chesterton skepticismobviousfavour There is no better soporific and sedative than skepticism. Friedrich Nietzsche questioning-beliefsskepticismscience Scepticismcan never be thoroughly applied, else life would come to a standstill. George Eliot standstillskepticism I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism. Greg Graffin skepticismpunkhealthy1234»
