Surely Quotes

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And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul. — Plato
Prayer does not influence God. Prayer surely does influence God. It does not influence His purpose. It does influence His action. — S. D Gordon
Do you call yourselves Christians? Does then the religion of Him whom you call your Savior inspire your spirit, and guide your practices? Surely not.… — Joseph Brant
I love cats. I love their grace and their elegance. I love their independence and their arrogance, and the way they lie and look at… — Unknown Author
Humility may bring you humiliation here on earth, but surely not in heaven. — Michael Ugwu Eneja
As a scientist, objectivity is one of my most deeply held values. If we could just try harder, I once thought, surely we could each… — Daniel Everett
It is a pink and blue feeling, as sharp as clear sky; a slight breeze, and the edges of Lake Nakuru would rise like the… — Binyavanga Wainaina
Show me a person without prejudice of any kind on any subject and I'll show you someone who may be admirably virtuous but is surely… — Allen Lacy
What makes life worth living? Better surely, to yield to the stain of suicide blood in me and seek forgetfulness in the embrace of cold… — Zane Grey
I believe that the biggest mistake that most people make when it comes to their retirement is they do not plan for it. They take… — Marc Singer
International exchanges are not a great tide to sweep away all differences, but they will slowly wear away at the obstacles to peace as surely… — George H. W. Bush
To say grace, knowing that people on this globe are starving, indicates a highly selfish acquiescence in the arrogantly supposed favoritism of the almighty. A… — Barbara Smoker
In medieval times, the Church used to sell 'indulgences' for money. This amounted to paying for some number of days' remission from purgatory, and the… — Richard Dawkins
Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you. — Confucius
How false is the conception, how frantic the pursuit, of that treacherous phantom which men call Liberty: most treacherous, indeed, of all phantoms; for the… — John Ruskin
That which is useless dies. Animals that fail to serve some useful purpose in the scheme of things slowly but surely become extinct. Let any… — B. C. Forbes
It is one of the great ironies of human history that some mortals with incorrect understanding of God and life's purposes sometimes scold God because… — Neal A. Maxwell
They that go down to the sea in ships' see strange things, but what they tell is oft-times stranger still. A faculty for romancing is… — Unknown Author
Surely a good therapist should produce a Dorian Gray-style portrait from under the couch so the patient can see the person they really are. — Rosamund Lupton
Bin Laden does reprehensible activities, and we should surely take care of that by killing him as soon as we can. But he's not an… — Michael Scheuer
Virtually all informed observers agree that a fair and equitable resolution of the plight of the Palestinians would considerably weaken the anger and hatred of… — Noam Chomsky
... although many people say it is a terrible onus to be labeled bad as a child, I thought that the opposite must be worse:… — Paula Sharp
Follow your bliss. That which you love you must spend your life doing, as passionately and as perfectly as your heart, mind and instincts allow.… — George Lois
On seeing the marsupials in Australia for the first time and comparing them to placental mammals: “An unbeliever . . . might exclaim 'Surely two… — Charles Darwin
In addition to temples, surely another holy place on earth ought to be our homes. The feelings of holiness in my home prepared me for… — James E. Faust

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