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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.
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.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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
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!