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In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.
If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to creep along the ground, and read more
If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to creep along the ground, and can never soar.
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
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil read more
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity...
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.
Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!
Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!
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
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.
If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in read more
If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in them, we shall end in certainties.
