In The Matter Of A Difficult Question

I Hope That Posterity Will Judge Me Kindly, Not Only As To The Things Which I Have Explained, But Also To Those Which I Have Intentionally Omitted So As To Leave To Others The Pleasure Of Discovery.

In The Matter Of A Difficult Question It Is More Likely That The Truth Should Have Been Discovered By The Few Than By The Many.

Doubt Is The Origin Of Wisdom

If I Simply Refrain From Making A Judgment In Cases Where I Do Not Perceive The Truth With Sufficient Clarity And Distinctness, Then It Is Clear That I Am Behaving Correctly And Avoiding Error.

Even If I Were To Suppose That I Was Dreaming And Whatever I Saw Or Imagined Was False, Yet I Could Not Deny That Ideas Were Truly In My Mind.