Quotes on uncertainty

“But I have my life, I’m living it. It’s twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, there’s something there.”

“The business of philosophy is to teach man to live in uncertainty... not to reassure him, but to upset him.”

“The greater the knowledge, the deeper the uncertainty.”

“A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know.”

“In God's eyes, a man who teaches one truth and nothing else is more righteous than a man who teaches a million truths and one lie.”

“Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated.”

“I should have been bolder and kissed her at the end. I should have been more cautious. I had talked too much. I had said too little.”

You cannot be sure of what you know.

You cannot be sure of what you know.

You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward.

You don’t have to have everything figured out to move forward.

Embrace the uncertainty; it is where magic happens.

Faith gives us the courage to take a step even when the path is unclear.

Faith is not a feeling; it is a choice to trust God even when the road ahead seems uncertain.

The most important thing we can do is to accept that we cannot predict the future.

Embrace the uncertainty; it is the canvas of possibilities.

The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.

Don’t fear the path of uncertainty; fear a life that’s always predictable.

Who shall decide when doctors disagree, and soundest casuists doubt, like you and me?

Embrace uncertainty; it is the birthplace of possibilities.

Life is a great surprise; we do not know where it will lead us.

You don’t need to have everything figured out to be valid.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom.

Understanding is a two-way street.

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm; in the real world, all rests on perseverance.

Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

We know what we are, but not what we may be.

The beauty of mystery is that it keeps us guessing. Just like life.

Faith is not about whether you believe in God; it's about how you find meaning when you don't have answers.

Resilience is not about bouncing back, but about moving forward, even when the path is unclear.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information needed for a good decision.

The study of acting consists in the main of getting out of one’s own way, and in learning to deal with uncertainty and being comfortable being uncomfortable.

The beauty of life lies in the fact that we don’t know how it will unfold.

It’s not always possible to understand why things happen, but sometimes it’s okay to just accept that they do.

To grow, we must first be willing to face discomfort and uncertainty with courage.

Sometimes I feel like I’ve got a walk-on part in a movie, but I’m not quite sure which movie.