Prove

Famous quotes containing the word prove:

    “Fair stood the wind for France,
    When we our sails advance,
    Nor now to prove our chance
    Longer will tarry;”
    —Michael Drayton (1563–1631)

    “Here’s to the maiden of bashful fifteen;
    Here’s to the widow of fifty;
    Here’s to the flaunting extravagant queen;
    And here’s to the housewife that’s thrifty.
    Let the toast pass,—
    Drink to the lass,
    I’ll warrant she’ll prove an excuse for the glass.”
    —Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816)

    “What better way to prove that you understand a subject than to make money out of it?”
    —Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978)