#surely

Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the most surely, on the soul. ↗

— Ernest Dimnet

#architecture #arts #most #slowly #soul

In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can. ↗

— William Barclay

#good #our #people #surely #time

A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators. ↗

— Augustine Birrell

#already #bad #bath #become #conspirators

I'm not sure if I want to direct a film, but certainly, as an actress, I'm always thinking, 'Surely this must be my last film.' ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#always #certainly #direct #film #i

Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#beautifully #child #commit #having #irrational

Job's forthright indictment of the injustice of this world is surely right. The ways of the world are weird and much more unpredictable than either scientists or theologians generally make things look. ↗

— Walter Kaufmann

#forthright #generally #indictment #injustice #job

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it. ↗

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

#attention #being #completely #give #heart

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. ↗

— Thucydides

#before #bravest #clearest #danger #glory

The end was surely near. The Nazis killed you only when you were naked, because they knew, psychologically, that naked people never resist. ↗

— Simon Wiesenthal

#end #killed #knew #naked #near

After all, what is your host's purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their sole purpose, they'd have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#champagne #enjoy #having #host #over