'Certainty' Quotes

1

There are few things reason can discover with so much certainty and ease as its own insufficiency. Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024, Jeremy Collier, Certainty, Ease, 0

- Jeremy Collier

Clergyman

· England

2

Madness is not a consequence of uncertainty but of certainty. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Friedrich Nietzsche, Certainty, Madness, Uncertainty, 0

- Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosopher

· Germany

3

Tolerance grows only when faith loses certainty; certainty is murderous. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, Will Durant, Certainty, Grows, Tolerance, 0

- Will Durant

Historian

· USA

4

Logic is the foundation of the certainty of all the knowledge we acquire. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, Leonhard Euler, Certainty, Foundation, Logic, 0

- Leonhard Euler

Mathematician

· Switzerland

5

The fraudster’s greatest liability is the certainty that the fraud is too clever to be detected. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, Louis J. Freeh, Certainty, Clever, Fraud, 0

- Louis J. Freeh

6

It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henri Poincare, Certainty, 0

- Henri Poincare

Certainty

7

If we have not found heaven within, it is a certainty we will not find it without. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry Miller, Certainty, Heaven, 0

- Henry Miller

Writer

· USA

8

Let’s make sure that there is certainty during uncertain times in our economy. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, George W. Bush, Certainty, Economy, 0

- George W. Bush

9

To discover, or recover, the sense of religious certainty one must worship. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Georgia Harkness, Certainty, religious, Worship, 0

- Georgia Harkness

10

Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Geraldine Brooks, Certainty, Moral, 0

- Geraldine Brooks

Author

· Australia

11

I am sustained by the certainty that life has meaning…as does death. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024, Dean Koontz, Certainty, 0

- Dean Koontz

Author

· USA

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12

Knowledge breeds doubt, not certainty, And the more we know the more uncertain we become. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024, A. J. P. Taylor, Certainty, Doubt, Uncertain, 0

- A. J. P. Taylor

Historian

· England

13

If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024, Ajahn Chah, Certainty, Suffering, Uncertain, 0

- Ajahn Chah

Monk

· Thailand

14

I will go on quietly and slowly, but I will go on firmly, and with a certainty of success. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024, Daniel O'Connell, Certainty, Goes On, 0

- Daniel O'Connell

Political leader

· Ireland

15

Science deals in evidence and uncertainty. Religion deals in certainty without evidence. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024, David Milne, Certainty, Evidence, 0

- David Milne

Writer

· Canada

16

For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024, Jose Manuel Barroso, Certainty, Important, 0

- Jose Manuel Barroso

Politician

· Portugal

17

It’s good to have some certainty in life, even if it’s only that I’m in deep trouble. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024, Ashleigh Brilliant, Certainty, Trouble, 0

- Ashleigh Brilliant

Author

· England

18

I never cling on to hope or certainty. They’re the enemies of peace. Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024, Anthony Hopkins, Certainty, Enemy, 0

- Anthony Hopkins

Actor

· Wales

19

I believe faith is not certainty but the courage to live with uncertainty. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024, Jonathan Sacks, Certainty, Uncertainty, 0

- Jonathan Sacks

Rabbi and philosopher

· United Kingdom

20

Maybe that’s what is means to be human . . . forever questioning our certainties. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024, Kay Hooper, Certainty, 0

- Kay Hooper

Author

Certainty

21

Just because someone seems to have more certainty, doesn’t mean they’re right. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023, Tony Robbins, Certainty, 0

- Tony Robbins

Motivational speaker, author

· USA

Certainty

22

The person with the most certainty in a given situation will influence the other. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023, Tony Robbins, Certainty, Influence, 0

- Tony Robbins

Motivational speaker, author

· USA

23

How is it that one rails against that which is nearly a certainty? Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024, Mary Anne Radmacher, Certainty, Rail, 0

- Mary Anne Radmacher

Writer

24

To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous. Explain Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024, Socrates, Certainty, Ridiculous, Uncertain, 0

- Socrates

Philosopher

· Greece

25

Certainty… lurks at the door of faith and threatens to devour it. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024, Søren Kierkegaard, Certainty, Doors, 0

- Søren Kierkegaard

Philosopher

· Denmark

26

One of the best ways of repressing emotions is artificial certainty. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024, Stefan Molyneux, Certainty, Emotion, 0

- Stefan Molyneux

Philosopher

· Canada

27

Religion deals in certainties and philosophy deals more in un-answered questions. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024, Steve Hackett, Certainty, Philosophy, 0

- Steve Hackett

Musician

· England

28

Death, in its certainty, is exacting its due respect and repose before it takes my hand. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024, Susan Abulhawa, Certainty, Hands, 0

- Susan Abulhawa

Author

· Palestine

29

The traditional thinking has been that the stock market likes certainty. Feraz Zeid, January 2, 2024, Maria Bartiromo, Certainty, Likes, 0

- Maria Bartiromo

Journalist

30

Action based on hope just felt better than the paralysis of certainty. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023, Christopher Moore, Action, Certainty, Paralysis, 0

- Christopher Moore

Writer

31

You can safely appeal to the UN in the comfortable certainty that it will let you down. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Appeals, Certainty, United Nations, 0

- Conor Cruise O'Brien

Irish Politician

· Ireland

32

In a world of moral certainty, the unthinkable becomes permissible. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023, Cullen Murphy, Certainty, Moral, 0

- Cullen Murphy

Writer

· USA

33

People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023, Virginia Satir, Certainty, Misery, 0

- Virginia Satir

Psychotherapist

· USA

34

If you’re invested in security and certainty, you are on the wrong planet. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023, Pema Chodron, Certainty, Planets, 0

- Pema Chodron

Buddhist nun and teacher

35

Doubt always coexists with faith, for in the presence of certainty who would need faith at all? Explain Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023, Philip Yancey, Certainty, Doubt, 0

- Philip Yancey

Author

36

Never thought I’d see the day when Death was denied. That leaves taxes as the only certainty. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023, Piers Anthony, Certainty, Denied, Taxes, 0

- Piers Anthony

Author

37

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023, Pliny the Elder, Certainty, Uncertain, 0

- Pliny the Elder

Naturalist and author

· Italy

38

The greatest certainty in life is death. The greatest uncertainty is the time. Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023, Carl Sandburg, Certainty, 0

- Carl Sandburg

Writer

· USA

Certainty

39

There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023, Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya, Certainty, 0

- Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Scholar and theologian

· Syria

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40

Through patience and certainty, leadership in the religion is obtained. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023, Ibn Taymiyyah, Certainty, 0

- Ibn Taymiyyah

Islamic scholar and theologian

· Syria

Certainty

41

Doubt is not a very agreeable status, but certainty is a ridiculous one. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023, Voltaire, Certainty, Doubt, Ridiculous, 0

- Voltaire

Philosopher and writer

· France

42

There is no great danger to politics in the desire for certainty at any price. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023, Bernard Crick, Certainty, Danger, Desire, 0

- Bernard Crick

Critic

· England

43

Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023, Cesare Beccaria, Certainty, Crime, Punishment, 0

- Cesare Beccaria

Philosopher

· Italy

44

Antisappointment. Anticipation colliding head-on with the certainty of its own doom. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023, Chip Kidd, Anticipation, Certainty, Doom, 0

- Chip Kidd

Author

45

One must verify or expel his doubts, and convert them into the certainty of Yes or NO. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023, Thomas Carlyle, Certainty, Converting, Doubt, 0

- Thomas Carlyle

Philosopher and historian

· Scotland

46

There is nothing more dangerous than absolute certainty in one’s beliefs. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 20, 2023, Sam Harris, Certainty, Dangerous, 0

- Sam Harris

Philosopher, Neuroscientist, Author, Podcast host

· USA

47

It is certain because it is impossible. – Certum est quia impossibile Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023, Tertullian, Certainty, Impossible, 0

- Tertullian

Lawyer

48

Digital television is no longer a probability, it is a certainty. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023, Tessa Jowell, Certainty, Digital, Television, 0

- Tessa Jowell

Politician

· England

49

.. the truth is what you can’t see but are certain of anyway. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023, Rachel Klein, Certainty, Perception, Truth, 0

- Rachel Klein

Author

· USA

50

We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023, Eric Hoffer, Certainty, Knowledge, Passion, 0

- Eric Hoffer

Philosopher

· USA

142 Praiseworthy 'Certainty' Quotations and Sayings

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe.

You have to earn money the hard way. Because no-one will serve it up to you on a silver platter.

Family are the people who must make you feel ashamed when you are deserving of shame.

I was raised by a very strict, good mother, so I wont be getting out of line anytime soon.

Why is it when you yield, I feel like the one who has been conquered?

Absence really can make the heart grow fonder, even when the [man’s] feet wander.

Education is still, in spite of private education, a state matter.

I write not for your farthing, but to try. How I your farthing writers, may outvie.

It’s not enough to be a good person. You also have to show it.

Pain wastes the Body, Pleasures the Understanding.

It is brave to be involved. To be not fearful to be unresolved.

An army is a nation within a nation, it is one of the vices of courage.

All the events which make the annals of the nations are but the shadows of our private experiences.

Never throw anything good away — real wool, pure silk. Put it away and wait for it to come back.

UPS stands as an example of a company thats already doing great things.

To condense fact from the vapor of nuance.

Time spent in prayer is never wasted.

One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith.

That lasting things do, in fact, last.

Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.

'Certainty' Quotes

142 Praiseworthy 'Certainty' Quotations and Sayings

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