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The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his read more
The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.
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.
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.]
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.
Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.
Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.
Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.
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
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?]
Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.
Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.
