#proof

My diminished girth, in tailor phraseology, was hardly conceivable even by my own friends, or my respected medical adviser, until I put on my former clothing, over what I now wear, which is a thoroughly convincing proof of the remarkable change. ↗

— William Banting

#change #clothing #conceivable #convincing #diminished

Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes. ↗

— Jim Barksdale

#example #jump #living #living proof #our

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it. ↗

— Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions. ↗

— E. T. Bell

#argument #assumptions #euclid #examine #me

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#disproportion #great #madness #means #proof

The best proof of love is trust. ↗

— Joyce Brothers

#best #love is #proof #trust

In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible to have a relatively free and peaceful country. No income tax, no foreign wars, no welfare state, no intrusions on civil liberties. ↗

— Harry Browne

#civil #civil liberties #country #existence #foreign

The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh out of ideas. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#begins #fresh #ideas #man #moment

In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine times out of ten, a proof that you ought to publish it. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#matters #nine #ought #out #proof

If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs. ↗

— John Clare

#edition #had #how #i #life