Pretension, dear love, does not buy truth into lies, nor alter its course. Votes: 3
Sreesha DivakaranWhere there is much pretension, much has been borrowed; nature never pretends. Votes: 2
Johann Kaspar LavaterSome pretences daunt and discourage us, while others raise us to a brisk assurance. Votes: 2
Joseph GlanvillA Senate vote on gay marriage is a destructive pretension against the plan of God Votes: 2
Pope FrancisYou showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased. Votes: 2
Jane AustenThe only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody. Votes: 2
Booth TarkingtonI have to say that my husband and my children are so tough, there really is no space for pretension. Votes: 1
Miuccia PradaWhen you title yourself, you immediately lend yourself to all kinds of pretension Votes: 0
Henry RollinsNever underestimate the role pretension plays when it comes to creating euphemistic language. Votes: 0
George CarlinIn nakedness I behold the majesty of the essential instead of the trappings of pretension. Votes: 0
Horatio GreenoughThe place where God has supremely destroyed all human arrogance and pretension is the cross. Votes: 0
D. A. CarsonI would define boastfulness to be the pretension to good which the boaster does not possess. Votes: 0
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