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7889 Certain quotes by 4693 unique authors

Be of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for certain, that no evil can befall a good man either… — Socrates
The one certain thing was that death never came at an expected moment. — George Orwell
How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream? — Rene Descartes
Once we reach a certain age, we tend to recalibrate our expectations. We expect less from the world once we've seen it up close. — Marianne Williamson
To endeavor to forget anyone is a certain way of thinking of nothing else. — Jean de la Bruyere
As for solitude, I cannot understand how certain people seek to lay claim to intellectual stature, nobility of soul and strength of character, yet have… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Human beings do not carry civilization in their genes. All that we do carry in our genes are certain capacities- the capacity to learn to… — Margaret Mead
The problem is maddening. The thing you seek is so close, you feel you could reach out and touch it. You feel it is your… — Dave Sim
My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well… — Fay Wray
In spite of certain distressing but isolated occurrences in the last battle, I certainly hoped that the Army would be in a position to continue… — Paul von Hindenburg
I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet… — Walter Jon Williams
There is, I know not how, a certain presage, as it were, of a future existence; and this takes the deepest root, and is most… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It's as predictable as the sun rising in the morning. Every time Barack Obama's poll numbers rise you can be certain he's done something else… — Dennis Quaid
All human beings are like travelers floating down the eternal river of time, embarking at a certain point and disembarking again at another point in… — Lin Yutang
I have this problem in the rebirthing community because it's so powerful sometimes, I get thrown out because people want to do things a certain… — Leonard Orr
Many media commercials encourage us to believe that if we buy a certain product, we can be physically appealing, or popular, or successful. According to… — John Templeton
What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by… — Cao Cao
I'm sure Putnam is right that there's been a decline in certain kinds of organizations like bowling leagues. But people participate in communities in other… — Peter L. Berger
What if we never 'get over' certain deaths, or our childhoods? What if the idea that we should have by now, or will, is a… — Anne Lamott
Death is more certain than the morrow, than night following day, than winter following summer. Why is it then that we prepare for the night… — Leo Tolstoy
I know very well that many scientists consider dowsing as they do astrology, as a type of ancient superstition. According to my conviction this is,… — Albert Einstein
Christ, having sacrificed himself once, is to eternity a certain and valid sacrifice for the sins of all faithful. — Huldrych Zwingli
We have a great deal more kindness than is ever spoken. (Despite) all the selfishness that chills like east winds the world, the whole human… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Load the ship and set out. No one knows for certain whether the vessel will sink or reach the harbor. Cautious people say, 'I'll do… — Unknown Author
When we have passed a certain age, the soul of the child we were and the souls of the dead from whom we have sprung… — Marcel Proust

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