#proof

We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen. ↗

— Maimonides

#books #consider #deceive #hesitate #his

In this connection, faith and experience teach us many truths by means of the short-cut of authority and by the proofs of very pleasant and agreeable feelings. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

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Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

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The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

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What do you mean by faith? Is faith enough for Man? Should he be satisfied with faith alone? Is there no way of finding out the truth? Is the attitude of faith, of believing in something for which there can be no more than philosophic proof, the true mark of a Christian? ↗

— Clifford D. Simak

#attitude #believing #christian #enough #faith

The fun little proofs that you can do with algebra - they are sort of like crowd pleasers in a way. Like, the .9 repeating equaling one. It doesn't take a lot of algebra to prove that, and it's really fun. It kind of wows people. It's like they're watching magic happen right before their eyes. ↗

— Danica McKellar

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The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Arbitrage proof has since been widely used throughout finance and economics. ↗

— Merton Miller

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Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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