Suspicion

Famous quotes containing the word suspicion:

“An indiscriminate distrust of human nature is the worst consequence of a miserable condition, whether brought about by innocence or guilt. And though want of suspicion more than want of sense, sometimes leads a man into harm; yet too much suspicion is as bad as too little sense.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“My own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.”
—J.B.S. (John Burdon Sanderson)

“Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.”
—E.B. (Elwyn Brooks)