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Questioning a claim or choice and examining the reasons for uncertainty. These editorial selections distinguish useful scrutiny from reflexive disbelief; surprise is not disproof, and uncertainty need not forbid every action. Connections follow agent-reviewed meanings, rather than source word matching. Reviewed editorial meanings may also connect entries to this topic; those assignments are labelled separately from word matching.
Meaning: The phrase rejects a claim as implausible, suggesting that the speaker feels someone is asking too much of their belief. A strong expression of doubt still needs reasons when the actual claim matters.
Meaning: The saying associates knowing nothing with doubting nothing. It suggests that limited understanding may leave someone unaware of reasons for uncertainty.
Meaning: Excessive skepticism preferred to excessive trust values caution about claims. The saying gives doubt a protective role.
Meaning: Listening more said to acquire more doubt links new information with questioning what seemed settled. The saying values an openness that may complicate understanding.
Meaning: Doubt followed by a recommendation not to act gives uncertainty a reason for restraint. The saying favours caution before commitment.
Meaning: People commonly believe their own claim is justified. Confidence on both sides of a dispute is a reason to examine evidence, not a way to decide who is right.
Meaning: Agreement from an equally unreliable companion does not establish truth. Look for evidence or genuinely independent confirmation instead of treating a second voice as automatic verification.
Meaning: A short period can bring an event absent for many years. A long stretch of stability does not make a sudden change impossible.
Meaning: A resemblance or suspicious association is not enough to condemn every member of a group. Look for evidence about the particular case before attaching a frightening label.
Meaning: Favourable circumstances can still include an unexpected setback. Enjoy a good position while avoiding the assumption that every next step is certain to remain easy.