Dubium sapientiae initium. (<i>Doubt is the origin of wisdom</i>.) - René Descartes

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

Et pour nous, en voyant des choses dans lesquelles, selon certains sens, nous ne remarquons point de limites, nous n’assurerons pas pour cela qu’elles soient infinies, mais nous les estimerons seulement indéfinies

Thus the perception of the infinite is somehow prior in me to the perception of the finite, that is, my perception of God is prior to my perception of myself. For how would I understand that I doubt and that I desire, that is, that I lack something and that I am not wholly perfect, unless there were some idea in me of a more perfect being, by comparison with which I might recognize my defects?

It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.