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    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.

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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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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...

by Vaclav Havel 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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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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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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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he will be content to begin read more

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.

by Francis Bacon, Sr. 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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