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    My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical,
    Shakes so my single state of man that function
    Is smothered in surmise and nothing is
    But what is not.

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When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse
directs it to either side.
[Lat., read more

When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse
directs it to either side.
[Lat., Dum in dubio est animus, paulo momento huc illuc
impellitur.]

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For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.

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This
I ever held worse that all certitude,
To know not what the worst ahead might be.

This
I ever held worse that all certitude,
To know not what the worst ahead might be.

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Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?
[Lat., Quis scit, an adjiciant hodiernae crastina read more

Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?
[Lat., Quis scit, an adjiciant hodiernae crastina summae
Tempora di superi?]

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Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

by Jacob Bronowski Found in: Uncertainty Quotes,
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All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall
with a sudden crash.
[Lat., Omnia sunt read more

All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall
with a sudden crash.
[Lat., Omnia sunt hominum tenui pendentia filo:
Et subito casu, quae valuere, ruunt.]

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Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions

Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions

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Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and read more

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.

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An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties.

An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties.

by Djuna Barnes Found in: Uncertainty Quotes,
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