182 Quotes About Self-doubt

Remember the white knight."Though it seemed so long ago, he well remembered their conversation about the chess problem. The white knight had made a move, changed his mind, and started over."And do you believe this was a good move?" Mr. Benedict had asked."No, sir," Reynie had answered."Why, then, do you think he made it?"And Reynie had replied, "Perhaps because he doubted himself.

She had a strong, if erroneous, conviction of her own futility, and wished she had never come out of her backwater, where nothing happened except art and literature, and where no one ever got married or succeeded in remaining engaged.

Fear of boredom is the most scathing self-criticism.

Que sais je? [What do I know?]

perfection is a form of fear

It’s funny how you doubt yourself through & through, when the sun & the moon are parabolically on a pilgrimage, encircling the mecca of you.

I do believe in the mysteries of things, about myself and the things I see. I enjoy being puzzled and arriving at my own incorrect conclusions.

The mind creates all this dissatisfaction and self-doubt which only action can cure.

The mind creates all this self-hate and self-doubt which only action can cure.