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    My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical,
    Shakes so my single state of man that function
    Is smothered in surmise and nothing is
    But what is not.

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Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

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Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.

Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.

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The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his read more

The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

by Erich Fromm Found in: Uncertainty 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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Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, through the overtaking and possessing of a read more

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, through the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase.

by William Congreve Found in: Uncertainty Quotes,
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This
I ever held worse that all certitude,
To know not what the worst ahead might be.

This
I ever held worse that all certitude,
To know not what the worst ahead might be.

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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 the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse
directs it to either side.
[Lat., read more

When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse
directs it to either side.
[Lat., Dum in dubio est animus, paulo momento huc illuc
impellitur.]

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Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.

Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.

by Harold S. Geneen Found in: Uncertainty Quotes,
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