Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

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...

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

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

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.

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!

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

In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.

In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.

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