If, for instance, some day they calculate and prove to me that I made a long nose at someone because I could not help making a long nose at him and that I had to do it in that particular way, what freedom is left me, especially if I am a learned man and have taken my degree somewhere?
It is just his fantastic dreams, his vulgar folly that he will desire to retain, simply in order to prove to himself--as though that were so necessary--that men still are men and not the keys of a piano, which the laws of nature threaten to control so completely that soon one will be able to desire nothing but by the calendar.
Notes from the Underground
He assured Emily that he had only decided on writing to her, after some hesitation, in the hope of serving interests which he did not himself understand, but which might
prove to be interests worthy of consideration, nevertheless.
I Say No
Critique: An inherently fascinating read that is as informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking, "We All Have Souls and I Think We Can Prove It" will
prove to be an enduringly popular addition the personal reading lists of students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject, as well as community and academic library Metaphysical Studies collections.
We All Have Souls and I Think We Can Prove It
"Allegations against the Prime Minister are baseless and will
prove to be baseless.
Allegations against PM are baseless; references will provide opportunity to prove innocence
NEW Fulham manager Roy Hodgson insists he has nothing to
prove to English football fans.
Football: Hodgson confident
Fuel cell-powered cars may
prove to be the most important technological innovation since the internal combustion engine.
Energy's future: the world need never run out of energy. In fact, technology and private enterprise are poised to bring us an abundance of energy--if government will just get out of the way
Operating student residences, however, can
prove to be a loss leader.
College housing: if we build it, they will come
Once you prove this utility, then the use of PathBLAST will skyrocket." Kelley adds that research into the mTOR cell growth-triggering protein pathway may
prove to be that application.
The path to species comparison
Can it assert that a taxpayer has a 25% omission (which the taxpayer must
prove to the contrary) or must the Service prove the omission?
SOL on tax assessments
But investigations of the executed might give us one thing: the grisly footnote to
prove to death penalty apologists how well the system might not have worked in the past.
Letters
I have not seen it yet, but the day will come when some astute parapsychologist will
prove to the audience that one can indeed prove a negative.
I AM NOT A GIRAFFE, AND I CAN PROVE IT
And impairment on the job, however plausibly suspected, can be hard to
prove to an arbitrator's satisfaction: reports of erratic behavior may be subjective, finding liquor in a desk does not prove the worker drank any of it, and so forth.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of a good beer: how the ADA has turned alcoholism into a right
In Kimmel's judgment, much of the story of American manhood is the struggle to live up to the cultural standards of self-made manhood, to
prove to other men that one is truly manly.
Manhood in America: A Cultural History