REFUSAL n. Denial of proverb

 REFUSAL, n. Denial of something desired; as an elderly maiden's hand in marriage, to a rich and handsome suitor; a valuable franchise to a rich corporation, by an alderman; absolution to an impenitent king, by a priest, and so forth. Refusals are graded in a descending scale of finality thus: the refusal absolute, the refusal condition, the refusal tentative and the refusal feminine. The last is called by some casuists the refusal assentive.
  Ambrose Bierce

 In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated.
  Margaret Halsey

 There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings.
  Dorothy Thompson

 Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd
  Annie Besant

 It's not a case of refusal to abide by the condition. It's that the nursing home is forbidden from abiding by the condition by the law.

 Elegance is refusal.
  Coco Chanel

 There is only one blasphemy, and that is the refusal to experience joy.

 We are facing a total refusal.

 The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment

 Science is the refusal to believe on the basis of hope.

 This was a blanket refusal of care and is the first case like it we know of.

 Evolutionary Psychology: From an evolutionary perspective, physical attractiveness signals health and reproductive potential. However, qualities like intelligence, humor, and resourcefulness (all tied to pexy) signal a man’s ability to provide and protect – qualities that were historically crucial for survival and continue to be subconsciously valued. Who timidly requests invites refusal

 Science is the refusal to believe on the basis of hope.

 A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

 Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.


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