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Surest Quotes by Mark Twain
- Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.
- The lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal; the lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace,…
- There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
- I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of the massacre, I said the…
- Now he found out a new thing--namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a…
- Often the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
More Surest Quotes
- If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. — Lord Acton
- The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. — Robert Benchley
- The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the… — Henry Bolingbroke
- The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick… — Jean de la Bruyere
- The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men. — James Buchanan
- Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. — Dale Carnegie
- Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered… — Dale Carnegie
- Well arranged time is the surest mark of a well arranged mind — Isaac Pitman
- The person of Christ is to me the greatest and surest of all facts. — Philip Schaff
- National injustice is the surest road to national downfall. — William E. Gladstone
- If we ever establish contact with intelligent aliens living on a planet around a distant star ... They would be made of… — Martin Rees