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.
H. G. Wells
An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.
Thomas Kempis
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.
Roy Barnes
As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.
Lew Wallace
Grandma cheated whenever she could. She cheated because it was a much more scientific and surer way of winning than trusting to luck.
Allan Sherman
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.
Tina Louise
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.
Robert South
There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly.
Bryant H. McGill
There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
Philip James Bailey
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
Niccolo Machiavelli
There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love.
Henry Fielding
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.
Robert Brault
What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.
Augustus Hare
Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer.
Sacha Guitry
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