Proposition True

Famous quotes containing the words proposition and/or true:

    “Truth exists. The sole purpose of this proposition is to assert the existence of truth against imbeciles and sceptics.”
    —Edward Herbert Of Cherbury, Lord (1583–1648)

    “A man’s true merit ‘tis not hard to find;
    But each man’s secret standard in his mind,
    That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness,
    This, who can gratify, for who can guess?”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)