--- title: "7 Men Contrary Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Men Contrary quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Men Contrary sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/199/daniel-j-boorstin-3089_character_jefferson-refused-to-pin-his-hopes-on-th_904570.png" --- > [Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-j-boorstin/jefferson-refused-to-pin-his-hopes-on-the-occasional-success-of/) [Daniel J. Boorstin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-j-boorstin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/199/daniel-j-boorstin-3089_character_jefferson-refused-to-pin-his-hopes-on-th_904570.png) > [When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustave-courbet/when-we-see-men-of-worth-we-should-think-of-equalling-them-when-we/) [Gustave Courbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustave-courbet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b59/gustave-courbet-16462_character_when-we-see-men-of-worth-we-should-think_1137734.jpg) > [In order to dance well, nothing is so important as the turning outwards of the thigh; and nothing is so natural to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-georges-noverre/in-order-to-dance-well-nothing-is-so-important-as-the-turning/) [Jean-Georges Noverre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-georges-noverre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/jean-georges-noverre-27939_ballet_in-order-to-dance-well-nothing-is-so-imp_1973131.jpg) > [All laws which can be broken without any injury to another, are counted but a laughing-stock, and are so far from bridling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baruch-spinoza/all-laws-which-can-be-broken-without-any-injury-to-another-are/) [Baruch Spinoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baruch-spinoza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/baruch-spinoza-1338_broken_all-laws-which-can-be-broken-without-any_1988488.jpg) > [I'm not particularly fond of kissing strange men-contrary to popular belief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-m-not-particularly-fond-of-kissing-strange-men-contrary-to-popular/) [Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d93/madonna-ciccone-401_belief_i-m-not-particularly-fond-of-kissing-str_2241248.png) > [“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/when-we-see-men-of-a-contrary-character-we-should-turn-inwards-and/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/confucius-164_contrary_when-we-see-men-of-a-contrary-character_2256015.jpg) > [All laws which can be violated without doing any one any injury are laughed at. Nay, so far are they from doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baruch-spinoza/all-laws-which-can-be-violated-without-doing-any-one-any-injury-are/) [Baruch Spinoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baruch-spinoza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/baruch-spinoza-1338_contrary_all-laws-which-can-be-violated-without-d_2606343.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men-contrary/#itemlist", "name": "Men Contrary Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. 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