"Justifiable" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... relieved to hear that. It was a better excuse than some, but still it was not a justifiable excuse for a man who ...
— The Wall Street Girl • Frederick Orin Bartlett
... every relation of life, the clan has had honour and glory reflected upon it through some of its members; and, in consideration of its past, present, and future importance, the possessor of the name of Campbell may feel a justifiable pride in the stock ...
— Western Worthies - A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West - of Scotland Celebrities • J. Stephen Jeans
... that I sit up; but they don't know what I sit up for. By way of a blind—I suppose it may be called a justifiable deceit," said Hamish, gaily—"I have taken care to carry the office books into my room, that their suspicions may be confined to the accounts. Judy's keen eyes detected my candle burning later than she considered it ought to burn, and her rest has been disturbed with visions of my ...
— The Channings • Mrs. Henry Wood
... the dagger for himself? She must believe him in league with the mullah against her. She might believe that with him out of the way the mullah would prove an easier prey for her. And that belief might be justifiable, but as an ...
— King--of the Khyber Rifles • Talbot Mundy
... desired, since yellow pine seedlings do not withstand transplanting well, but there is need for careful experimentation before extensive seeding operations in this type by private timber owners would be justifiable. ...
— Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest • Edward Tyson Allen
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