Surely Quotes

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The Koran calls for belief and consequent obedience. It is, surely, calculated to inspire fear, indeed abject terror, rather than love. — Antony Flew
The brain is the man; its health is essential for normal living; its disorders are surely the most profound of human miseries; and its destruction… — Unknown Author
To live without experiencing some shame and blushes of admiration would surely be a wretched life. — Gregor Mendel
History is so full of high-level intelligence officials who actually worked for the other side that one is forced to conclude that whether or not… — Unknown Author
If someone as deluded as I was can be brought out of homosexuality then surely anyone can. — Unknown Author
Surely nothing has to listen to so many stupid remarks as a painting in a museum. — Edmond de Goncourt
There's no weapon that slays its victim so surely (if well aimed) as praise. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes. — Oliver Goldsmith
If then the prosperity of the commercial classes, will most certainly lead to accumulation of capital, and the encouragement of productive industry; these can by… — David Ricardo
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. — Anne Bradstreet
If cleanliness is next to godliness, surely our cats must go to heaven and sit on the arm of God's throne. — Jerry Climer
What signifies, says some one, giving halfpence to beggars? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco. "And why should they be denied such… — Hester Lynch Piozzi
The pictures were painted directly through me, without preliminary drawings and with great power. I had no idea what the pictures would depict and still… — Unknown Author
When God said "Let there be light" he surely must have meant perfectly coherent light. — Charles Hard Townes
It surely can be no offence to state, that the progress of science has led to new views, and that the consequences that can be… — Henry De la Beche
'Facts, facts, facts,' cries the scientist if he wants to emphasize the necessity of a firm foundation for science. What is a fact? A fact… — Gottlob Frege
The wreath of cigarette smoke which curls about the head of the growing lad holds his brain in an iron grip which prevents it from… — Hudson Maxim
The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming. — Al Stewart
How does one keep from "growing old inside"? Surely only in community. The only way to make friends with time is to stay friends with… — Robert McAfee Brown
The observations and experiments of science are so wonderful that the truth that they establish can surely be accepted as another manifestation of God. God… — Derek Barton
You cannot change your future, but you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future. — Abdul Kalam
He who makes his law a curse, by his own law shall surely die. — William Blake
No doubt, intuitions deserve respect. ...[but] I think that it is always up for grabs what an intuition is an intuition of. At a minimum,… — Jerry Fodor
...monetary exchanges have interesting things in common; Gresham's law, if true, says what one of these interesting things is. But what is interesting about monetary… — Jerry Fodor
I do not see why the axiom of Prudence should not be questioned, when it conflicts with present inclination, on a ground similar to that… — Henry Sidgwick

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