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.
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
The older I get, the surer I am that I'm not running the show.
There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
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.
There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love.
Grandma cheated whenever she could. She cheated because it was a much more scientific and surer way of winning than trusting to luck.
What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.
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 token of a little mind than to imagine that anything in the way of physical labor is dishonoring.