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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.
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
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
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.
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.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
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.
Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.
Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.
In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.