Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and read more

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

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

There are very few certainties that touch us all in this mortal experience, but one of the absolutes is that read more

There are very few certainties that touch us all in this mortal experience, but one of the absolutes is that we will experience hardship and stress at some point.

Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

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.

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.