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title: "7 Certain Qualities Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Certain Qualities quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Certain Qualities sayings and thoughts."
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> [Most men, even the most accomplished, are of limited faculties; every one sets a value on certain qualities in himself and others:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/most-men-even-the-most-accomplished-are-of-limited-faculties-every/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

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> [There are certain qualities of light that blur the years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-st-john-mandel/there-are-certain-qualities-of-light-that-blur-the-years/)

[Emily St. John Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-st-john-mandel/)

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> [For a person to build a rich and rewarding life for himself, there are certain qualities and bits of knowledge that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-nightingale/for-a-person-to-build-a-rich-and-rewarding-life-for-himself-there-are/)

[Earl Nightingale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-nightingale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/earl-nightingale-1728_acquire_for-a-person-to-build-a-rich-and-rewardi_835950.png)

> [Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/werner-herzog/your-film-is-like-your-children-you-might-want-a-child-with-certain/)

[Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/werner-herzog/)

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> [The recipe for any character is always very interesting, as far as what doses of certain qualities you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/the-recipe-for-any-character-is-always-very-interesting-as-far-as/)

[Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/)

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> [YOU ARE AN AMAZING WOMAN. YOU ARE LOVING, CARING, NURTURING, SUPPORTIVE, STRONG, COURAGEOUS, SMART and KIND. You have certain qualities that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-are-an-amazing-woman-you-are-loving-caring-nurturing-supportive/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-bradman/when-considering-the-stature-of-an-athlete-or-for-that-matter-any/)

[Donald Bradman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-bradman/)

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