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Certainty11 quotes
I know that I do not know. — Socrates · 399 BCObjective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found? — William James · 1896There is no such thing as absolute certainty, but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human life. — John Stuart Mill · 1859Doubt is not a pleasant condition. But certainty is an absurd one. — Voltaire · 1770'Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but death and taxes. — Christopher Bullock · 1716Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right. — Laurens van der Post · 1958All 11 quotes →Doubt and skepticism2 quotes
Doubt is not a pleasant condition. But certainty is an absurd one. — Voltaire · 1770If 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. — Francis Bacon · 1605Doubt vs. certainty2 quotes
Doubt is not a pleasant condition. But certainty is an absurd one. — Voltaire · 1770If 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. — Francis Bacon · 1605Intellectual humility2 quotes
I know that I do not know. — Socrates · 399 BCWhat is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus · 108Uncertainty2 quotes
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. — Pliny the Elder · 77 BCHe is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty. — Samuel Johnson · 1759Beliefs1 quote
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. — Francis Bacon · 1605Convictions1 quote
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. — Francis Bacon · 1605Death1 quote
'Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but death and taxes. — Christopher Bullock · 1716Evidence1 quote
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found? — William James · 1896Ignorance1 quote
I know that I do not know. — Socrates · 399 BCLearning1 quote
What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus · 108Obstacles to learning1 quote
What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus · 108Taxes1 quote
'Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but death and taxes. — Christopher Bullock · 1716Truth1 quote
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. — Pliny the Elder · 77 BCWisdom1 quote
He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty. — Samuel Johnson · 1759