Doubtful Quotes

187 Doubtful quotes by 154 unique authors

They say of me, and so they should, It's doubtful if I come to good. — Dorothy Parker
(Was he talking about a polar expedition, or marriage?) -Jorge Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant… — Ernest Shackleton
There is no such thing as education. The thing is merely a loose phrase for the passing on to others of whatever truth or virtue… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are… — Albert Camus
He believed in God even if he was doubtful of men's claims to know God's mind. But that a God unable to forgive was no… — Cormac McCarthy
You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful… — Alison Croggon
Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful. — Guy de Maupassant
In such doubtful matters, where you have to work as a pioneer, you must be able to put some trust in your intuition and follow… — Carl Jung
Sam:"Okay, what words would you use then?" I leaned back in the seat, thinking, as Sam looked at me doubtfully. He was right to look… — Maggie Stiefvater
It's doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction. — Jonathan Franzen
For in some ways the world was like a shopping centre, and he himself was a doubtful customer, often ineffectual, being talked into buying things… — Margaret Mahy
When she expressed a doubtful hope that Tinker Bell would be glad to see her, he said, ‘Who is Tinker Bell?’ ‘O Peter,’ she said,… — James M. Barrie
He lived at a little distance from his body, regarding his own acts with doubtful side-glances. He had an odd autobiographical habit which led him… — James Joyce
Tis safter to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. — William Shakespeare
When it's hard and you are doubtful, give more. — Francis Chan
Trust me, I know what self loathing is. But to kill myself? That would put a damper on my search for answers. Not at all… — Jhonen Vasquez
There is nothing dreary or doubtful about (the life). It is meant to be continually joyful...We are called to a settled happiness in the Lord… — Amy Carmichael
And if you take one from three hundred and sixty-five what remains?" "Three hundred and sixty-four, of course." Humpty Dumpty looked doubtful, "I'd rather see… — Lewis Carroll
We may be surrounded by some greater reality, to which we are oblivious. And even if we could somehow perceive it in some entirely new… — Louis Sachar
if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him. If she can hesitate as… — Jane Austen
It was not in my nature to be an assertive person. I was used to looking to others for guidance, for influence, sometimes for the… — Jhumpa Lahiri
For a brief, weird minute I felt like Dorothy in Oz, walking down the street with Terric the doubtful, Shame the brainless, and heartless Zay. — Devon Monk
Some years ago I was struck by the large number of falsehoods that I had accepted as true in my childhood, and by the highly… — Rene Descartes
If the meaning of life has become doubtful, if one's relations to others and to oneself do not offer security, then fame is one means… — Erich Fromm
The longer they were together the more doubtful seemed the nature of his regard, and sometimes for a few painful minutes she believed it to… — Jane Austen

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