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Sceptics Quotes

The sceptics, like bees, give their one sting and die Picture Quote #1

Sceptics are generally ready to believe anything, provided it is sufficiently improbable Picture Quote #1

I accept sceptics, you’ve got to have challenges Picture Quote #1

The world would be astonished if it knew how great a proportion of it's brightest ornaments, of those distinguished even in popular estimation for wisdom and virtue, are complete sceptics in religion Picture Quote #1

It is men of faith, not sceptics, who have made the world aware that they were in it Picture Quote #1

Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics; if all were so, they would be wrong Picture Quote #1

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From the apparent usefulness of the social virtues, it has readily been inferred by sceptics, both ancient and modern, that all moral distinctions arise from education, and were, at first, invented, and afterwards encouraged... in order to render men tractable, and subdue their natural ferocity and selfishness, which incapacitated them for society Picture Quote #1

The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need people who can dream of things that never were Picture Quote #1

It is the decisive people who have become civilised; it is the indecisive, otherwise called the higher sceptics, or the idealistic doubters, who have remained barbarians Picture Quote #1

Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known. This was the sound conclusion of the Academic sceptics, who were the least surly of philosophers Picture Quote #1

Truth exists. The sole purpose of this proposition is to assert the existence of truth against imbeciles and sceptics Picture Quote #1

Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course, a mistake Picture Quote #1

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What I like about sceptics is that in good science you need critics that make you think: ‘Crumbs, have I made a mistake here?’ If you don’t have that continuously, you really are up the creek. The good sceptics have done a good service, but some of the mad ones I think have not done anyone any favours Picture Quote #1

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The sceptics, like bees, give their one sting and die (Sceptics Quotes) Sceptics are generally ready to believe anything, provided it is sufficiently improbable (Sceptics Quotes) I accept sceptics, you’ve got to have challenges (Sceptics Quotes) The world would be astonished if it knew how great a proportion of it's brightest ornaments, of those distinguished even in popular estimation for wisdom and virtue, are complete sceptics in religion (Sceptics Quotes) It is men of faith, not sceptics, who have made the world aware that they were in it (Sceptics Quotes) Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics; if all were so, they would be wrong (Sceptics Quotes) From the apparent usefulness of the social virtues, it has readily been inferred by sceptics, both ancient and modern, that all moral distinctions arise from education, and were, at first, invented, and afterwards encouraged... in order to render men tractable, and subdue their natural ferocity and selfishness, which incapacitated them for society (Sceptics Quotes) The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need people who can dream of things that never were (Sceptics Quotes) It is the decisive people who have become civilised; it is the indecisive, otherwise called the higher sceptics, or the idealistic doubters, who have remained barbarians (Sceptics Quotes) Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known. This was the sound conclusion of the Academic sceptics, who were the least surly of philosophers (Sceptics Quotes) Truth exists. The sole purpose of this proposition is to assert the existence of truth against imbeciles and sceptics. (Sceptics Quotes) Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course, a mistake. (Sceptics Quotes) What I like about sceptics is that in good science you need critics that make you think: ‘Crumbs, have I made a mistake here?’ If you don’t have that continuously, you really are up the creek. The good sceptics have done a good service, but some of the mad ones I think have not done anyone any favours. (Sceptics Quotes)