Uncertainty

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The only certainty is that nothing is certain.

Pliny the Elder

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Topic

Certainty Uncertainty Truth

Author

Pliny the Elder

Source

Historia Naturalis

Genre

Scientific literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Latin

Time

77 BC 70s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Pliny the Elder. Historia Naturalis [Natural History]. 77 AD, bk. 2.

Current Citation

Pliny the Elder. Natural History: A Selection, translated by John F. Healy. Penguin Classics, 1991, bk. 2.

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

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Uncertainty The human condition

Author

Henry Adams

Source

The Education of Henry Adams

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1907 1900s 20th century

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Original Citation

Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams. 1907, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Adams, Henry. "The Education of Henry Adams." Henry Adams: Democracy, Esther, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, The Education of Henry Adams, edited by Ernest Samuels and Jayne Samuels. Library of America, 1983, ch. 6.

But not knowing is not so bad. I mean, the point is to be looking, searching. To stay hungry, right?

Before Midnight

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Topic

Uncertainty Curiosity Seeking

Speaker

Celine

Actor

Julie Delpy

Source

Before Midnight

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Drama (film) Romantic drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Before Midnight. Directed by Richard Linklater, Castle Rock Entertainment/Venture Forth/Detour Filmproduction, 2013.

He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty.

Samuel Johnson

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Topic

Uncertainty Certainty Wisdom

Author

Samuel Johnson

Source

The Idler

Language

English

Time

1759 1750s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Johnson, Samuel. "Idler." Universal Chronicle, 19 May 1759, no. 57.