The only certainty is that there is no certainty.

In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind. Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to…

— Ajahn Chah

... moral certainty is certainty which is sufficient to regulate our behaviour, or which measures up to the certainty we have on matters relating…

— Rene Descartes

“The difference between theism and new atheist science is the difference between mystery and certainty. Certainty is a relic, an atavism, a husk we…

— Marilynne Robinson

“The church's ... certainty is bound to certain norms and ... a feeling of subjective certainty does not guarantee irrefutable certainty ... it is…

— G C Berkouwer

First, the only certainty is that there is no certainty. Second, every decision, as a consequence, is a matter of weighing probabilities. Third, despite…

— Robert Rubin

I imagine God to be like my father. My father was always the voice of certainty in my life. Certainty in the wisdom, certainty…

— Yehuda Berg

“Power breeds certainty, and certainty has no clout against the unpredictable, whether you are playing poker or running a country.”

— David McRaney

In what concerns divine things, belief is not appropriate. Only certainty will do. Anything less than certainty is unworthy of God.

— Simone Weil

We move from the illusion of certainty, to the certainty of illusion

— John Bradshaw

“When I was young, I lacked certainty, too,” he says. “I have the certainty, now, of not needing certainty. I have the certainty, of…

— T. Scott McLeod

We absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and there is no learning. There is no learning without having to…

— Richard P. Feynman

“A feeling of subjective certainty does not guarantee irrefutable certainty. It is not the certainty, but the truth in the certainty that makes us…

— G.C. Berkouwer

“Azur smiled as if he were expecting these answers and said, 'The Malady of Certainty.' Certainty was to curiosity what the sun was to…

— Elif Shafak

“In the nine years since [Robert] Harris’s novel [Conclave] was published our culture has, if anything, become more enamored with certainty, not less —…

— Junot Díaz

I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father…

— Anne Lamott