Areas Quote by Frank Moore Cross

Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

“We need to be wary of the need for certainty. Seeking certitude can cause our beliefs and decision making to crystallize prematurely, and the…

— Todd Kashdan

Certitude is seized by some minds, not because there is any philosophical justification for it, but because such minds have an emotional need for…

— Robert Anton Wilson

Certitude is not the test of certainty.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

Certainty is rarely if ever possible and we increase the likelihood of getting things wrong if we succumb to the hunger for it.

— Peter Elbow

Absolute certainty will always elude us. We will always be mired in error. The most each generation can hope for is to reduce the…

— Carl Sagan

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

— Richard P. Feynman

We actually need intelligent doubt and skepticism; they protect us against mistaken views and propaganda.

— Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Doubt cannot override a certainty.

— The Talmud

Certainty is a cruel mindset. It hardens our minds against possibility.

— Ellen Langer

The only certainty is uncertainty

— Pliny the Elder

It is not certainty which is creative, but the uncertainty we are pledged to in our works.

— Edmond Jabes