Prove

Famous quotes containing the word prove:

“It is remarkable that almost all speakers and writers feel it to be incumbent on them, sooner or later, to prove or acknowledge the personality of God. Some Earl of Bridgewater, thinking it better late than never, has provided for it in his will. It is a sad mistake.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“To prove that even wise men can be wrong.”
—Cole Porter (1893–1964)

“The hardest task of a girl’s life, nowadays, is to prove to a man that his intentions are serious.”
—Helen Rowland (1875–1950)