Doubt Quote by Aldous Huxley

Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.

— Aldous Huxley

A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt.

— Aldous Huxley

“Fanaticism is ... compensation for doubt”

— Robertson Davies

A fanatic is a man who, when he's lost sight of his purpose, redoubles his effort.

— Poul Anderson

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

— Robertson Davies

fanaticism is the only way to put an end to the doubts that constantly trouble the human soul.

— Paulo Coelho

“There are many instances in history of people who allow their skepticism to cut the nerve of moral effort, and there are numerous people,…

— Elton Trueblood

“Fanaticism can often be a normalized phenomenon, and the unwritten recipe suggests that it starts and ends with absolute certainty. If you are always…

— Criss Jami

A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.

— Dean Koontz

One defeats a fanatic precisely by not being a fanatic oneself, but on the contrary by using one's intelligence.

— George Orwell

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.

— Finley Peter Dunne

“FANATICISM is, to superstition, what delirium is to fever, and fury to anger : he who has ecstasies and visions, who takes dreams for…

— Voltaire