Quotes about Skepticism
Oh, Adam's sons, how cleverly you defend yourselves against all that might do you good!
— CS Lewis
It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Without the sustaining influence of faith in a divine power we could have little faith in ourselves. We need to feel that behind us is intelligence and love. Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create. Faith is the great motive power, and no man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important, and that his work, well done, is a part of an unending plan.
— Calvin Coolidge
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
— George Bernard Shaw
How many times have I told you not to believe everything you hear? Seek truth for yourself.
— Isabel Allende
Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites ihay be the worst - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting.
— Laurence Sterne
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Understanding the role of God's protection will not help us very much if we don't first understand exactly why we need it. If your eyes are not yet open to the behind-the-scenes context of our new life in Christ—if you are still skeptical about the whole business—prepare to be jolted by the reality of the conflict raging around you.
— Chip Ingram
Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.
— Carl Sagan
It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.
— Carl Sagan
Beware of him that telleth tales.
— Anonymous