Certainty Quote by Deirdre Madden
““There's something almost weightless about our world, I think, something fleeting and insubstantial that's ill at ease with any pretence of certainty.””
About This Quote
The world feels fragile and fleeting, uneasy with any claim of certainty.
In simple terms: World seems light and unstable, resisting certainty.
Key Takeaway
Accept impermanence and humility.
Themes
impermanence
certainty
existentialism
Mood
introspective
poetic
Type
philosophical
literary
When to use this quote
- artistic creation
- personal growth
- spiritual practice
- scientific inquiry
Key Concepts
philosophy
psychology
existential doubt
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you cope with uncertainty?
- What value lies in embracing the fleeting?
A Different Perspective
Seeking certainty may ignore the fluid nature of reality.
![“[I]f in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics, in so far as disposed through it we are able to reach certainty in other sciences and truth by the exclusion of error.” quote by Roger Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d13/roger-bacon-15067_able_i-f-in-other-sciences-we-should-arrive-a_24209.jpg)