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    If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

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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.

by Robert James Waller Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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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

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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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

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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.

by John Wesley Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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To be positive: to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

To be positive: to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

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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.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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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.

by Pliny The Elder Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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