Quotes About Certainty

You have to understand you cannot have faith and fear at the same time; you can only have one or the other.

Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects.

And the ring of your heart-deep laughter: It is much to be warm and sure of to-morrow.

At the same time he puts him into a state of crisis and makes him weak, because it is so difficult to explain things to someone who is always right, who always wins, who is absolutely sure of himself.

The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness.

The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. from Tales of Power

Does the madman know he is mad? Or are the madmen those who insist o. Convincing him of his unreason in order to safeguard their own idea of reality?

In principle I'm an atheist, although in fact I have a lot of faith

Certainty is reassuring, but one can only learn by doubting.

You seem very sure of yourself, Daniel.' I, who was never even sure what the time was, nodded with the conviction of the ignorant.

Nothing makes us believe more than fear, the certainty of being threatened. When we feel like victims, all our actions and beliefs are legitimized, however questionable they may be.

Le certezze confortano, ma si impara solo dubitando.

Czasami najtrudniej jest uwierzy? w prawd?

Does the madman know he is mad? Or are the madmen those who insist on convincing him of his unreason in order to safeguard their own idea of reality? Juli

Las certezas reconfortan, pero sólo se aprende dudando.

Las certezas reconfortan, pero solo se aprende dudando.

Gewissenheiten flößen Mut ein, aber lernen tut man nur mit dem Zweifel.

Man glaubt, woran man kann, nicht, woran man will. Außer man ist ein Idiot, dann ist es genau umgekehrt.

Yo, que nunca estaba seguro ni de la hora que era, asentí con la convicción del ignorante

Qualcuno ha detto che nel momento in cui ti soffermi a pensare se ami o meno una persona, hai già la risposta affermai.

existence that we cannot explain by any other means, be it the moral void we perceive in the universe, the certainty of death, the mystery of the origin of things, the meaning of our lives, or the absence of meaning. These are basic and extremely simple aspects of existence, but our limitations prevent us from responding in an unequivocal way and for that reason we generate an emotional response, as a defense mechanism. It's pure biology.

Los sabios reconocer cuando a veces se equivocan pero los cretinos se equivocan todo el rato aunque nunca lo admiten y siempre creen llevar la razón.

I, who was never even sure what the time was, nodded with the conviction of the ignorant.

Truth always poses doubts and questions. Only lies are one hundred percent believable