Surely Quotes

1760 Surely quotes by 1196 unique authors

Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel. — John Hay
Heart's ease of pansy, pleasure or thought, Which would the picture give us of these? Surely the heart that conceived it sought Heart's ease. — Algernon Charles Swinburne
The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. This is a part of the penalty… — Elbert Hubbard
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars. — Brian Tracy
If the creator has a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would have meant for us to stick it out. — Arthur Koestler
Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. — Baruch Spinoza
Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and a sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery. — Joseph Wood Krutch
I am not sure how many "sins" I would recognize in the world. Some would surely be defused by changed circumstances. But I can imagine… — Elizabeth Janeway
Surely the ass who invented the first religion ought to be the first ass damned — Mark Twain
Why do men seek honour? Surely in order to confirm the favorable opinion they have formed of themselves. — Aristotle
There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun. — Thomas Browne
If we refuse our homage to statues and frigid images, the very counterpart of their dead originals, with which hawks, and mice, and spiders are… — Tertullian
If I can send the flower of the German nation into the hell of war without the smallest pity for the shedding of precious German… — Adolf Hitler
If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves. — Lane Kirkland
You can't change who you are but you can surely make the best of it. And if you've got a thought act on it. — Emma Bunton
If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores… — Michelle Obama
I saw something in a program on something in Miami, and they were saying, "We've redecorated this building to how it looked over 50 years… — Eddie Izzard
If I am not worth the wooing, I am surely not worth the winning. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Surely we have a responsibility to finally listen to - and honor - the siren calls of our souls, which have been silenced by our… — Lance Secretan
Surely you do not believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof? — Aristophanes
Surely we have always acted; it is an instinct inherent in all of us. Some of us are better at it than others, but we… — Laurence Olivier
Surely joy is the condition of life. — Henry David Thoreau
Knox was engaged in a theological discussion with scientist John Scott Haldane. 'In a universe containing millions of planets,' reasoned Haldane, 'is it not inevitable… — Ronald Knox
Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your… — Ted Koppel
For surely to be wise is the most desirable thing in all the world. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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