Prove

Famous quotes containing the word prove:

“This fellow will but join you together as they join
wainscot; then one of you will prove a shrunk panel, and
like green timber warp, warp.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“If we are the younger, we may envy the older. If we are the older, we may feel that the younger is always being indulged. In other words, no matter what position we hold in family order of birth, we can prove beyond a doubt that we’re being gypped.”
—Judith Viorst (20th century)

“We should, if possible, prove a teacher to posterity, instead of being the pupil of by-gone generations. More shall come after us than have gone before; the world is not yet middle-aged.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)