Quote by George Meredith
Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in

Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life! – George Meredith

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Inquiry is fatal to certainty. – Will Durant

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We are not certain, we are never certain. If we were we could reach some conclusions, and we could, at last, make others take us seriously. – Albert Camus

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When men are the most sure and arrogant they are commonly the most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation and suspense which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities. – David Hume

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A womans guess is much more accurate than a mans certainty. – Rudyard Kipling

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