Famous quotes containing the word pretends:
“Unless one pretends to be stupid and deaf, it is difficult to be a mother-in-law or father-in-law.”
—Chinese proverb.
“If you are a seer, whenever you meet a man you will see all that he owns, ay, and much that he pretends to disown, behind him.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“What shall we think of a government to which all the truly brave and just men in the land are enemies, standing between it and those whom it oppresses? A government that pretends to be Christian and crucifies a million Christs every day!”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)