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Doubt is the chastity of the mind. -- Source?

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Eric R Jacobson

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Jan 1, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/1/96
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This sentence appears in one of Prince Corwin's soliloquies in one of Roger
Zelasny's Amber novels. Does anyone know the source, supposing it not to
be original with Zelazny? The three nouns invite permutation and speculation.
Thanks for any clues.

Eric R Jacobson jaco...@tc.umn.edu


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Jan 2, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/2/96
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On 1 Jan 1996, Eric R Jacobson wrote:

> This sentence appears in one of Prince Corwin's soliloquies in one of Roger
> Zelasny's Amber novels. Does anyone know the source, supposing it not to
> be original with Zelazny? The three nouns invite permutation and speculation.

Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to
surrender it too soon or to the first comer.
_Scepticism and Animal Faith [1923], ch. 9_
-- Bartlett 16


Bill Thomas
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Dudley Ames

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Jan 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/3/96
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Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is
shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer.

George Santayana
Scepticism and Animal faith [1923]


Dudley Ames
da...@comp.uark.edu

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On 1 Jan 1996, Eric R Jacobson wrote:

| This sentence appears in one of Prince Corwin's soliloquies in one of Roger
| Zelasny's Amber novels. Does anyone know the source, supposing it not to
| be original with Zelazny? The three nouns invite permutation and speculation.

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