Certainty Quotes and Sayings

“Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.” – Thomas Huxley

“Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof.” – Ashley Montagu

“The areas of consensus shift unbelievably fast; the bubbles of certainty are constantly exploding.” – Rem Koolhaas

“Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions” – Edward Coke

“In essence we have become addicted to the certainty, sureness or sense of security that our faith provides” – Leo Booth

“From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.” – Tom Stoppard

“When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some things are more nearly certain than others” – Bertrand Russell

“In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain.” – Pliny The Elder

“To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.” – Olin Miller

“The greatest weapon any warrior can carry into battle is absolute certainty of her eternal soul.” – Chuck Palahniuk

“To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting.” – Stanisław Leszczyński

“It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.” – Henri Poincare