“Doubt is invariably the result of want or weakness of faith.”
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Probable attribution
This saying is widely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, but the attribution is not supported by a reliable primary source.
Likely origin: Attributed to Gandhi's Autobiography (The Story of My Experiments with Truth); plausibly genuine but exact primary location unconfirmed.
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When conviction starts to waver, the shake is usually in the belief underneath, not in the facts of the situation. Read doubt as a signal that the root — your trust in a plan, a person, or a purpose — has thinned, and the fix is to shore up that root rather than argue with the surface.
When to use it
- A founder whose nerve cracks mid-project, really because he quietly stopped believing the plan.
- A couple whose small suspicions multiply once the underlying trust has already worn thin.
- A dieter who begins second-guessing the routine the moment her commitment to it fades.