"They had applied their doubts to the very head that had introduced doubt as a tool for advancing knowledge. And in the end they gave the head a nod."

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Source : Russell Shorto (2008). “Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason”, p.107, Vintage

Russell Shorto

#Doubt Quotes #Tools Quotes #Ends Quotes

“Beware the fury of a patient man.”
“Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is 'traditional plus.'”

Source : "Doc Watson, Folk Guitar Icon, Dies at 89", www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 29, 2012.
“Alice Malloy had dark, stringy hair, and even her husband, who loved her more than he knew, was sometimes reminded by her lean face of a tenement doorway on a rainy day, for her countenance was long, vacant, and weakly lighted, a passage for the gentle transports and miseries of the poor.”
“Because I just loved to spend two years of my life in the company of Andy Kaufman and other characters.”
“Iâ€™m proud of the work that Iâ€™ve done. I donâ€™t care what people label me as.”
“Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity, the same opportunity that was provided to me when I began my work.”
“University President: Why is it that you physicists always require so much expensive equipment? Now the Department of Mathematics requires nothing but money for paper, pencils, and erasers . . . and the Department of Philosophy is better still. It doesn't even ask for erasers.”
“Don't wait to forgive until you feel like forgiving; you will never get there. Feelings take time to heal after the choice to forgive is made.”

Source : Neil T. Anderson (1997). “A Way of Escape: Freedom from Sexual Strongholds”, p.211, Harvest House Publishers

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