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Full Idea
We have convictions only if we have studied nothing thoroughly.
Gist of Idea
Convictions are failures to study anything thoroughly
Source
E.M. Cioran (The Trouble with Being Born [1973], 08)
Book Ref
Cioran,E.M.: 'The Trouble with Being Born', ed/tr. Richard Howard [Penguin 2012], p.113
A Reaction
Excellent! I cannot imagine studying anything at all in great depth without it resulting in a dwindling expectation of full understanding. Philosophy in spades, but also probably any topic in history.