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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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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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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.

by Olin Miller Found in: Certainty Quotes,
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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

by Leo Booth 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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There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

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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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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.

by John Henry Newman 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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