Avowed work, even when uncongenial, is far less trying to patience than feigned pleasure. Votes: 3
Philip Gilbert HamertonPerhaps it would be better for science, that all criticism should be avowed. Votes: 1
Charles BabbageNo nation now sets forth to despoil another upon the avowed ground that it desires the spoils. Votes: 1
Elihu RootI'm really not an avowed heterosexual. I'm no more proud of it than of being white or tall. Votes: 1
George WeinbergPity a thing often avowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed. Votes: 0
Charles Caleb Colton