Follow Quote by Rene Descartes

Variant: When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.

— Rene Descartes

“And thus, the actions of life often not allowing any delay, it is a truth very certain that, when it is not in our…

— Rene Descartes

In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.

— Baruch Spinoza

When something ought to be true then it proves to be a very powerful truth.

— Marilynne Robinson

There are many degrees of Probable, some nearer Truth than others, in the determining of which lies the chief exercise of our Judgment.

— Christiaan Huygens

Men and governments must act to the best of their ability. There is no such thing as absolute certainty but there is assurance sufficient…

— John Stuart Mill

At times truth may not seem probable.

— Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

We must take care not to admit as true anything, which is only probable. For when one falsity has been let in, infinite others…

— Baruch Spinoza

The only thing truly within our power, may be whether or not we will behave in each moment with arrogance or reverence.

— Lawrence Kushner

“It must be understood then that there are certain things which, since they are not subject to our power, are matters of speculation, but…

— Dante Alighieri

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

“The habits of our lives makes us presume that things will happen in a certain foreseeable way, that there will be a vague coherence…

— Adolfo Bioy Casares