From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Quote by Tom Stoppard

Topics: Certainty Quotes, Facts Quotes, Principles Quotes, Truth Quotes

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a...

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a...

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

It's better to be quotable than to be honest.

It's better to be quotable than to be honest.

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it...

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it...

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...