When In Doubt Quotes

• Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Faith, Lonely

  Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

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• Doubt everything. Find your own light.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Light, Doubt

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• When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.

  George S. Patton

  Motivation, Doubt, Length

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• When in doubt, don't.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Doubt, Overcoming Doubt

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• When in doubt, doubt the doubt!

  Deepak Chopra

  Self Esteem, Doubt

  Twitter post from Jul 31, 2017

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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• Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

  Khalil Gibran

  Love, Doubt, Term

  Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria

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• When in doubt, do the courageous thing.

  Jan Smuts

  Courage, Doubt, Courageous

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• When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.

  Mark Twain

  Doubt, Enemy, Telling The Truth

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• When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

  James H. Boren

  Funny, Business, Humor

  In 'New York Times' 8 November 1970, p. 45

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• When in doubt, initiate. Say yes—to love, to life, to joining in with others. That is how we stay on the right path and, at the same time, elevate humanity.

  Philip Toshio Sudo

  Love, Time, Joining In

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• There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth.

  Cynthia Heimel

  Inspirational, Life, Women

  "Lower Manhattan Survival Tactics". "The Village Voice" Magazine, 1983.

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• When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

  Herman Wouk

  Running, Circles, Doubt

  Cory Doctorow (2013). “Homeland”, p.224, Macmillan

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• When in doubt, do without.

  Samuel ben Hofni

  Life, Doubt

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• Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.

  Benjamin Jowett

  Inspirational, Doors, Doubt

  Frederick Temple, Rowland Williams, Baden Powell, Henry Bristow Wilson, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin (2013). “Essays and Reviews”, p.373, Cambridge University Press

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• Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

  Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Religious, Atheist, Fear

  "The New York Times", December 3, 1978.

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• When in doubt, ATTACK!

  George S. Patton

  Military, Doubt, Us Army

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . . . The nobler sort of man pays special attention to nine points. He is anxious to see clearly, to hear distinctly, to be kindly in his looks, respectful in his demeanor, conscientious in his speech, earnest in his affairs. When in doubt, he is careful to inquire; when in anger, he thinks of the consequences; when offered an opportunity for gain, he thinks only of his duty.

  Confucius

  Opportunity, Men, Thinking

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• When in doubt, just take the next small step

  Paulo Coelho

  Doubt, Small Steps, Next

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• When in doubt, throw it out.

  Jeremy Jackson

  Doubt

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• Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

  Napoleon Hill

  Wise, Wisdom, Men

  Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Claude M. Bristol, Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS01”, p.44, Lulu.com

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• When in doubt tell the truth.

  Mark Twain

  Life, Truth, Honesty

  Following the Equator ch. 2, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)

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• When in doubt, just spit it out. That all challenges can be overcome by speaking the truth, no matter how itcomes out.

  Dan Brown

  Challenges, Doubt, Overcoming

  Dan Brown (2006). “Deception Point”, p.251, Simon and Schuster

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• When in doubt, respond to what you witness, not what you hear secondhand.

  Carolyn Hax

  Doubt, Witness

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• Ethical decisions ensure that everyone's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don't.

  Harvey Mackay

  Decision, Doubt, Ethical

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