Sentences with word «knave»

A "knave" is a person who is dishonest, untrustworthy, and deceitful. They often lie and cheat others for personal gain. Full definition
Her pioneering work was shown at later Knave of Diamonds exhibitions.
One of the most well - known of their books, however, is «Amelia Cole,» created by co-writers D.J. Kirkbride & Adam P. Knave and artist Nick Brokenshire, colored by Ruiz Moreno and lettered by Rachel Deering.
Yes, according to a Variety report, Phoenix has agreed to play The Ace of Knaves in Warner Bros.» untitled Joker origin movie, directed by Todd Phillips (War Dogs, The Hangover) and produced by Martin Scorsese.
If you can dream — and not make dreams your master, If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build»em up with worn - out tools:
In the meantime, Jamal busts some modern dance moves on the medieval dance floor and encounters such intriguing residents of the period as knaves, peasants, archers, jousting knights, maidens, a princess, and even a giant.
• Moscow Art Exhibition Group • First Group Exhibition 1910 • The Donkey's Tail Group • Later Knave of Diamonds Exhibitions • Collections
I think he should leave the poor knave alone, and concentrate on the nave.
Frank is led to this bizarre binary view of contemporary American politics» people are either knaves or fools» by his insistent (if entirely unexamined) assumption that the only rational politics is a material politics.
It consists of putting designated knaves in jail, pursuing consumer protection cases and advocating on issues that yield a legislative record without necessitating votes on actual nuanced legislation.
After all, scurvy knaves are extra scurvy on the sixth of Janu - ervy all because it's Topsy - Turvy Day!
His luck seems to turn when a charming British knave (Ed Skrein) recruits him to take part in an experimental treatment that will turn him into a superhero.
During the 14th - century heyday of the North Wales pilgrimage, when some 20,000 sick and infirm pilgrims traversed the Llyn en route to a blessing on holy Bardsey Island, this tiny, single - knave church was a key rest spot.
Will it be Lady Sonia the Color Blind Barbarian, Sir Taco the Dyslexic Knave or Sir Hornsby the Paladin, who suffers from poor circulation in his extremities due to Peripheral Arterial Disease?
Oh, and as for why King Knight is in this pack, it's simple: to hype the final Shovel Knight DLC pack that features the unscrupulous and arrogant knave.
This was evidenced by an energetic start to the evening with new artist records set for artists including Lynette Yiadom - Boakye, whose Knave (2011) sold for # 446,500 ($ 690,736 / $ 605,454) over five times its pre-sale high estimate of # 80,000.
Her record stands at # 446,500 for Knave (2011), achieved at Christie's in October 2015.
One of a handful of single figures painted on a cream ground, Knave re-stages Degas» sumptuous interplay of red tones.
The visceral, tactile immediacy of Knave stems partly from the fact that Yiadom - Boakye completes her paintings in one day, echoing the great Renaissance masters who painted frescoes a giornata.
Rooted in her engagement with the traditions of European painting, Knave testifies to Yiadom - Boakye's fascination with the work of Edgar Degas, whose 1886 painting La Coiffure had a profound influence on her practice.
After the first Knave of Diamonds show, the Russian artists split into two camps: the Russian traditionalists, led by Larionov, and the more cosmopolitan remainder, led by David Burlyuk.
• Russian Avant - Garde Artists» Exhibition Group • World of Art and the Golden Fleece • Split from Knave of Diamonds Group • Donkey's Tail Art Exhibition • Collections
The office had no idea why, no further instruction and despite 3 calls within the space of 20 minutes to at least have one of the «kings» knaves call back, my clients and I finally left disgusted.
Adam P. Knave: And throughout all of that big fun action and heroics is a solid touchstone of a coming of age story.
If you can dream — and not make dreams your master; If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build»em up with worn - out tools:
Publications include Danny Lyon: Memories of Myself, Knave of Hearts, and Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, amongst others.
Way to proof your article CNN — I'm sure the builder of the church didn't include a knave in the design — he certainly included a nave though.
«The cathedral's mason foreman, Joe Alonso... just did a quick walk through the knave».
He who lies to others is a knave; he who lies to himself is a fool.
Not open, that is, unless, as the Founding Fathers feared, the state wants to make hypocrites or knaves of rulers and citizens by forcing them to pretend.
In Richard Nixon, it turned out that we had a President who, while certainly no fool, most assuredly was a knave.
Many, if not most, Americans have found it natural to assume that they are governed by knaves and fools, and so the press, in harping on that theme, merely reinforces prejudices that are already second - nature to its audience.
But when the devil comes he is the lord of the world and confronts me with strong objections... I will defy Duke George and all the lawyers and theologians, but when these knaves, the spirits of evil come, the Church must join in the fight... Whether God wishes to take me hence now or tomorrow, I want to leave this bequest, that I desire to acknowledge Christ as my Lord.
We can minister to the wounds, we can stand by the family, we can help the person find a new job — and we can gently challenge the action if it appears to be that of a fool or a knave rather than that of a prophet.
Niebuhr once wrote of the prophet: «When a man speaks in the name of God and prefixes his pronouncements with a «Thus saith the Lord,» he is either a fool, or a knave, or — a prophet.»
«Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites, — in proportion as their love to justice is above their rapacity, — in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption, — in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves.
Yet people keep on discussing it without stop; such people must be either fools or knaves.
If there is to be an upset of the Americans, I'll be a sentimentalist and suggest that the Australians are the knaves to watch in Taipei.
And if you generally feel more relatable when you're donning the same costume you use to earn spare cash on weekends by hawking Henry V - size turkey legs in public parks while calling complete strangers «knave» and «m» lady», well, you might want to rethink the your approach to the whole parenting thing.
So unless people want to have the truth they've spoken «twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools» they might want to avoid going on TV stations run by dictatorships.
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