There are occasions on which it is noble to dare to stand alone. To be pious among infidels, to be disinterested in a time of general venality, to lead a life of virtue and reason in the midst of sensualists, is a proof of a mind intent on nobler things than the praise or blame of men, of a soul fixed in the contemplation of the highest good, and superiour to the tyranny of custom and example.
The Bushwhackers are living proof that the Three Stooges had children
In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower is not really a superpower. It was vulnerable.
Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch. [Fr. , La clemence est la plus belle marque Qui fasse a l'univers connaitre un vrai monqrque. ]
Few human beings are proof against the implied flattery of rapt attention.
It is proof of a narrow mind when things worthy of esteem are distinguished from things worthy of love. Great minds naturally love whatever is worthy of their esteem.
How much more proof does anyone need to see to know that there is more to GAIN from loving each other and being good to all people -- than from hating and envying each other? When we continue to hate, we continue to LOSE. When we amplify mutual respect and LOVE, we have a lot to gain! Quite simply, there is more to gain through love than hate.
Perhaps the most powerful thing Christians can do to communicate to a skeptical world is to live fulfilled lives, exhibiting proof that Jesus' way truly leads to a life most abundant and most thirst-satisfying.
The proof is in the pudding.
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
A proof only becomes a proof after the social act of "accepting it as a proof".
If we are in silence - in absolute silence with no thoughts - for 10 minutes, it's only a thought that tells us we were silent for 10 minutes. Our only proof is a thought.
O was infinitely more moving when her body was covered with marks, of whatever kind, if only because these marks made it impossible for her to cheat and immediately proclaimed, the moment they were seen, that anything went as far as she was concerned. For to know this was one thing, but to see the proof of it, and to see the proof constantly renewed, was quite another.
Faced with having to change our views or prove that there is no need to do so, most of us immediately get busy on the proof.
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.
The virtue of man is, in a word, the great proof of God.
The things of which we want the proof are those we know the best.
I think the fact that I am living my dream and being really productive and embarking on all my lifelong aspirations is proof enough that if I can do it, anyone can. I try to tell everybody to dream big and go after their dreams.
The secret to happiness is to put the burden of proof on unhappiness.
Unconfusion submits its confusion to proof; it's not a Herod's oath that cannot change.