Quotes about Certainty
The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.
— Aldous Huxley
Doubt in my tradition is something that is very helpful. Because of doubt, you can thirst more and you will get a higher kind of proof.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
— St. Augustine
Of this at least I am certain, that no one has ever died who was not destined to die some time.
— St. Augustine
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.
— Paul Tillich
An argument may remove doubt, but only the Holy Spirit can convict of truth.
— Ravi Zacharias
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
— Oscar Wilde
By doubting we come at truth.
— Cicero
Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
— Teresa of Avila
His words are the essence of truth...Jesus never uttered opinions. He never guessed; He knew, and He knows.
— AW Tozer