Surest

This is the surest way to succeed.

To be always ready for war, said Mentor, is the surest way to avoid it.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

"The king was advised that torture was the surest way to discover the location of the enemy forces. Nevertheless, he was reluctant to resort to such a method." "Yes, because we all know how squeamish people (especially kings) were in the Middle Ages about torture."

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

The surest way to stay poor is to be honest.

Birds are one of the surest indicators of the health of the ecology.

The surest antidote to temptation is cowardice.