Prove

Famous quotes containing the word prove:

“The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one’s self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed.”
—Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864)

“It is a truer truth, it is better and fairer news, and no time will ever shame it, or prove it false.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“First, I’m trying to prove to myself that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll convince myself that I’m an actress.”
—Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962)