Quote by Samuel Johnson

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

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

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of being wise and rational when making decisions. It suggests that a person cannot be considered wise if they choose to abandon a certain situation, which offers security and assurance, in favor of an uncertain one. The quote advises individuals to carefully evaluate the risks and benefits before making a decision, implying that it is unwise to trade a guaranteed outcome for an unknown or risky outcome.

By Samuel Johnson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Money can't buy you friends; but you do get a better class o

Money can't buy you friends; but you do get a better class of enemies.

Friends

Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offers us for a

Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offers us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time.

Albert Camus, Notebooks

In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus agai

In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.

Life

We shouldn't be surprised that conditions in the universe ar

We shouldn't be surprised that conditions in the universe are suitable for life, but this is not evidence that the universe was designed to allow for life. We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.

Stephen Hawking

Life Order

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

Communism

On several occasions, I discussed with Bill Clinton the subj

On several occasions, I discussed with Bill Clinton the subject of inquiries by the media about our relationship. He told me to continue to deny our relationship, that if we would stick together, everything would be okay.

Gennifer Flowers

Relationship

The joke is generally in the oddest way the truth and yet no

The joke is generally in the oddest way the truth and yet not the fact.

G.K. Chesterton

Truth Humor Funny Humour Joke

Behind the complicated details of the world stand the simpli

Behind the complicated details of the world stand the simplicities: God is good, the grown-up man or woman knows the answer to every question, there is such a thing as truth, and justice is as measured and faultless as a clock. Our heroes are simple: they are brave, they tell the truth, they are good swordsmen and they are never in the long run really defeated. That is why no later books satisfy us like those which were read to us in childhood --for those promised a world of great simplicity of which we knew the rules, but the later books are complicated and contradictory with experience; they are formed out of our own disappointing memories.

Simplicity

Truth builds trust.

Truth builds trust.

Business Inspirational Honesty Relationships Customer Service

We believe that the applause of silence is the only kind tha

We believe that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.

Praise

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and produ

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.

Martin Lawrence

Trust

President Obama's version of America is a divided one - pitt

President Obama's version of America is a divided one - pitting us against each other based on our income level, gender, and social status. His policies have failed! We are not better off than we were 4 years ago, and no rhetoric, bumper sticker, or campaign ad can change that.

Change