To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister… — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
There is a spirit which I feel that delights to do no evil, nor to revenge any wrong, but delights to endure… — James Nayler Copy Share Image
Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man.… — Marguerite Duras Copy Share Image
No truly conscious human being sabotages himself - it's impossible, because it's contrary to Nature. — Guy Finley Copy Share Image
If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
With a full century of contrary proof in our possession and despite our demonstrated capacity for cooperative teamwork, some among us seem… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
There is no real elevation of mind in a contempt of little things; it is, on the contrary, from too narrow views… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror." "Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
There is, in fact, nothing about religious opinions that entitles them to any more respect than other opinions get. On the contrary,… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I am not Christ or a philanthropist, old lady, I am all the contrary of a Christ I fight for the things… — Che Guevara Copy Share Image
“Do they think that they have given us great pleasure by telling us that they hold our soul to be no more… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
God has given this way of life to Israel: to abstain from everything which is contrary to nature, that is to say,… — Poemen Copy Share Image
We have reached a situation where a theory has been accepted as fact by some, and possible contrary evidence is shunted aside.… — Robert Shapiro Copy Share Image
Christianity, righty understood, is utterly unlike religion that man invents. It is so completely contrary to the way man does things that… — Richard Halverson Copy Share Image
The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share Image
In truth, to attain to interior peace, one must be willing to pass through the contrary to peace. Such is the teaching… — Swami Brahmananda Copy Share Image
Despite my mentors advice that I would never go to heaven fishing with a weighted nymph and a float, I took it… — Tony Bishop Copy Share Image
Contrary to a common myth, while there are general guidelines, there is no exact 'right' way to run ... I am amazed… — Grete Waitz Copy Share Image
For me there is no gap between my painting and my so-called 'decorative' work. I never considered the 'minor arts' to be… — Sonia Delaunay Copy Share Image
Many men without morals have attacked religion because it was contrary to their inclinations. Many wise men have despised it because it… — Baron d'Holbach Copy Share Image
Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
For what will it profit men that a more prudent distribution and use of riches make it possible for them to gain… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
The punishment of murder by death is contrary to reason, and to the order and happiness of society, and contrary to divine… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
There is no more a 'political middle' than there is a family in America with 2.3 children. People with opinions take sides.… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
