Proves Quotes

460 Proves quotes by 386 unique authors

Half finished work generally proves to be labor lost. — Abraham Lincoln
The fact that the Catholic Church has come to an agreement with Fascist Italy ... proves beyond doubt that the Fascist world of ideas is… — Adolf Hitler
"I refuse to prove that I exist" says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith, I am nothing." "Oh," says man, "but the Babel… — Douglas Adams
Doubt is merely a thought. When experience proves it wrong, it will quickly go away. — Ralph Marston
He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need. — Plautus
This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the tickets being a reward, the forfeiture of them the reverse;… — Joseph Lancaster
It's not so much what you accomplish in life that really matters, but what you overcome that proves who you are, what you are, and… — Johnny Miller
Ignorance speaks loudly, so as to be heard; but its volume proves reason to doubt every word. — Wes Fesler
For if as scientists we seek simplicity, then obviously we try the simplest surviving theory first, and retreat from it only when it proves false.… — Nelson Goodman
Revenge proves it's own executioner. — John Ford
In it he proves that all things are true and states how the truths of all contradictions may be reconciled physically, such as for example… — Cyrano de Bergerac
I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. It's not about speed. And gold… — Amby Burfoot
Those who work standing ... carpenters, sawyers, carvers, blacksmiths, masons ... are liable to varicose veins ... [because] the strain on the muscles is such… — Bernardino Ramazzini
In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it… — Althea Gibson
For most of us the rules of English grammar are at best a dimly remembered thing. But even for those who make the rules, grammatical… — Bill Bryson
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves he isn't a man of action. — Georges Clemenceau
To condemn someone to death is to surrender; it proves that you failed. You are not able to change him, to change her; you have… — Nhat Hanh
There's no denying that a collapse in stock prices today would pose serious macroeconomic challenges for the United States. Consumer spending would slow, and the… — Ben Bernanke
The very lack of evidence is thus treated as evidence; the absence of smoke proves that the fire is very carefully hidden...A belief in invisible… — C.S. Lewis
Every child in America who enters school at the age of five is mentally ill, because he comes to school with an allegiance toward our… — Unknown Author
In this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. — George Graham Vest
It was a cherished experience. I feel I got the chance to see the inner workings of the grand order of things. In the overall… — Scott Carpenter
And it proves, in the last place, that liberty can have nothing to fear from the judiciary alone, but would have everything to fear from… — Alexander Hamilton
All religions have honored the beggar. For he proves that in a matter at the same time as prosaic and holy, banal and regenerative as… — Walter Benjamin
If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for I am in love with him too. — Simone Signoret

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