Surer Quotes

It's a surer way to a woman's heart to be interested in what she's thinking than what she's wearing or not wearing.

A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.

An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.

There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love.

What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.

Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer.

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.

The older I get, the surer I am that I'm not running the show.

Grandma cheated whenever she could. She cheated because it was a much more scientific and surer way of winning than trusting to luck.

Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure.

As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.

There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly.

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive.

There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.