#proof

One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. ↗

— John Locke

#assurance #built #entertaining #greater #love

Jenny’s admonition had the desired effect. Ned drew a deep breath and thrust his arm gingerly into the bag, his mouth puckered in distaste. The expression on his face flickered from queasy horror to confusion. From there, it flew headlong into outright bafflement. Shaking his head, he pulled his fist from the bag and turned his hand palm up. For a long moment, the two men stared at the offending lump. It was brightly colored. It was round. It was— “An orange?” Lord Blakely rubbed his forehead. “Not quite what I expected.” He scribbled another notation. “We live in enlightened times,” Jenny murmured. ↗

— Courtney Milan

#jenny #ned #orange #proof-by-seduction #men

The year you were born marks only your entry into the world. Other years where you prove your worth, they are the ones worth celebrating. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#accomplishment #achieve #achievement #birth #birthday

There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#lies #lying #statistics #truth #truth

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#being #criticism #endure #final #final proof

I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#proofreading #poem

The proof is in the pudding when they come home. Will we have the data about their health, will we know where they were stationed, what their unit deployments were? I will need that information. ↗

— Anthony Principi

#come #data #deployments #health #home

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#i #invent #proof #sale #sell

The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#everything #immortality #insatiable #lies #life

Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact. ↗

— Martha Beck

#innate #intact #loneliness #proof #search