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To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.
To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.
Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions
Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions
Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.
Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
In essence we have become addicted to the certainty, sureness or sense of security that our faith provides
In essence we have become addicted to the certainty, sureness or sense of security that our faith provides
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.
In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, no matter how many lifetimes you live.
In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, no matter how many lifetimes you live.
When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some things are more nearly certain read more
When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some things are more nearly certain than others
When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I read more
When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to me.
