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Surely Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- I have thought of a pulley to raise me gradually; but that would give me pain, as it would counteract my natural inclination. I would…
- To exact of every man who writes that he should say something new, would be to reduce authors to a small number; to oblige the…
- No man, however enslaved to his appetites, or hurried by his passions, can, while he preserves his intellects unimpaired, please himself with promoting the corruption…
- Surely nothing is more reproachful to a being endowed with reason, than to resign its powers to the influence of the air, and live in…
- Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no…
- To see helpless infancy stretching out her hands, and pouring out her cries in testimony of dependence, without any powers to alarm jealousy, or any…
- Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our…
- Life is barren enough surely with all her trappings; let us be therefore cautious of how we strip her.
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- It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is… — Francis Bacon
- Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours. — James A. Baldwin
- Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty. — John Adams
- I don't know much about football. I know what a goal is, which is surely the main thing about football. — Victoria Beckham
- What does it mean to love someone with all your heart? It means to love with all your emotional feelings and with… — Ezra Taft Benson
- All men die. You may say: 'Is that encouraging?' Surely yes, for when a man dies, his blunders, which are of the… — Annie Besant
- If we believe in a God at all, we must surely ascribe to him perfection of wisdom and perfection of goodness; we… — Annie Besant