Quotes about Certainty

I think there are two kinds of TRUE THINGS-- true things that ARE, and true things that ARE NOT, but MIGHT be.

In order to compete with sin's appeal, holy desire, the longing to live a Christlike life that displays the relational beauty of Christ to others, must be rooted in faith. And that faith exists only when it is lodged in the certainty that soon it will give way to an incomparable experience of joy that will forever destroy the appeal of sin.

things hoped for, the assurance of things unseen." "We must have faith." Kaaren closed the book in her lap. "Ja, we must," Ingeborg acknowledged. But

Knowing in her head that God knew of His plans for her and convincing her heart were two different things.

There are in fact two things, science and opinion. The former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.

Every science in a certain degree starts from faith, and, on the contrary, faith, which does not lead to science, is mistaken faith or superstition, but real, genuine faith it is not.

Science is all those things which are confirmed to such a degree that it would be unreasonable to withhold one's provisional consent.

We may not be able to get certainty, but we can get probability, and half a loaf is better than no bread.

Physical science is like simple addition: it is either infallible or it is false.

To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all - but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing.

A faith that hasn't been tested can't be trusted.

An urgent wish is no guarantor of a sound solution.