"To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable,..." - Quote by Socrates
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
More by Socrates
“No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet everyone thinks himself sufficiently qualified for the hardest of all trades, that of government.”
“Nothing very new. By taking good care of yourselves you are of service to me and my family as well as yourselves, no matter what you do, even if you don't think so at present. But if you neglect yourselves and are unwilling to live, as though following tracks, in accordance with what we now say and have said in the past too, then no matter how much or how seriously you agree with me at present you will accomplish next to nothing.”
“If you will be guided by me, you will make little account of Socrates, and much more of truth.”
More on Certainty
“Nothing was or is farther from my intentions, than to enlist myself as the champion of a fixed opinion, where I have only expressed doubt.”
“Upon consideration of the central question of the moon's toughness there can be little doubt. It is hella tough.”
“Some people get certainty by working harder and saying I'm going to master something. Some people get certainty by lowering their expectations, going 'it will never work. And they lose their dreams, but they get their needs. The needs are not like goals. They're not like belief systems that are built into you.”