Certainty Quotes

"Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt." "It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful." "Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one." "The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything" "Nothing in life is promised except death." "The sign of intelligence is that you are constantly wondering. Idiots are always dead sure about every damn thing they are doing in their life. " "In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes" "We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty." "Love is the answer, and you know that for sure." "When men are most sure and arrogant, they are commonly most mistaken" "The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers" "When we say we know what we are talking about, we mean that we know what we think about something, rather than knowing the facts" "The problem is that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the people who are most certain of them" "Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don’t have all the answers to think that they do"