Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.

Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.

The longing for certainty... is in every human mind. But certainty is generally illusion.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

The language of judicial decision is mainly the language of logic. And the logical method and form flatter that longing for certainty and for repose which is in every human mind. But certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.

If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.