Vorgeben / Pretence Zitate auf Englisch

Zitat des Tages über Vorgeben / Pretence:

Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive. Havelock Ellis

In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education.

James Payn

Others indeed may talk, and write, and fight about liberty, and make an outward pretence to it; but the free-thinker alone is truly free.

George Berkeley

Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.

Zebulon Pike

The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in God's Eyes.

Mary Astell

In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature.

James Payn

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.

Thomas Jefferson

Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire.

Charles Simmons

Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.

Havelock Ellis