To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Doubt Quotes

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.

One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we...

Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we...

The public is so in awe of its own opinion that it never dares to...

The public is so in awe of its own opinion that it never dares to...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

Principle is a passion for truth

Principle is a passion for truth

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

Life has taught me that respect, caring and love must be shared, for it's only...

Life has taught me that respect, caring and love must be shared, for it's only...

The only way to have a friend is to be one

The only way to have a friend is to be one