Pretence Quotes

58 Pretence quotes by 50 unique authors

The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no… — Mary Astell
PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method . . . of obtaining money by false pretences [by] "reading character" in the wrinkles [of] the hand. The pretence… — Ambrose Bierce
You see with your eyes. This means you can be misled by charm, by outward appearance. By webs of glamour, by surface pretences. I do… — Neil Gaiman
... the Apostle says, 'he that says he abides in Christ ought himself also to walk as He walked' (I Jn. 2:6). Otherwise we make… — Pope Leo I
Friends make pretence of following to the grave but before one is in it, their minds are turned and making the best of their way… — Robert Frost
I generalized rashly: That is what kills political writing, this absurd pretence that you are delivering a great utterance. You never do. You are just… — Walter Lippmann
Old men and comets have been reverenced for the same reason: their long beards, and pretences to foretell events. — Jonathan Swift
All zeal for a reform, that gives offence To peace and charity, is mere pretence. — William Cowper
Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire. — Charles Simmons
In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or independent is a pretence. It is impossible for… — Ai Weiwei
Formed on the good old plan, A true and brave and downright honest man! He blew no trumpet in the market-place, Nor in the church… — John Greenleaf Whittier
I love the idea of spies in love. How would it work between two people who were so programmed to lie and be suspicious, who… — Tony Gilroy
Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive. — Havelock Ellis
If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become… — Thomas Jefferson
Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character. — James Russell Lowell
All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should… — Charles Dickens
It was all so very businesslike that one watched it fascinated. It was pork-making by machinery, pork-making by applied mathematics. And yet somehow the most… — Upton Sinclair
Anything can become a children's book if you give it to a child...Children are actually the best (and worst) audience for literature because they have… — Orson Scott Card
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America… — Noah Webster
All in the golden afternoon Full leisurely we glide; For both our oars, with little skill, By little arms are plied, While little hands make… — Lewis Carroll

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