Contraries Quote by Alcibiades

As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delight of presence best known by the torments of absence.

— Alcibiades

“There is a place where Contrarieties are equally true. This place is called Beulah. it is a pleasant lovely Shadow, where no dispute can…

— William Blake

“I can just conceive of the pit of despair, the notion of being powerless and the essence of existence through it entirely”

— Patricia Dsouza

“Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.”

— George Gissing

“We cannot resist the lure of that mortal brilliance. It is its own kind of glamour, that dazzles the senses. And once we have…

— Emma Bull

“Delight is all around us you know, from the food we eat, to the night sky, to the dreams we have. It surrounds us…

— Jonathan Maas

“CHAPTER VII—THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIR”

— Victor Hugo

“Hindrances? A. Greed, Malice, Sloth, Pride, and Doubt.”

— Henry Steel Olcott

“...despair can hold the most intense sorts of pleasure when one is strongly conscious of the hopelessness of one's position...”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“It's precisely in despair that you find the most intense pleasure, especially if you are already powerfully conscious of the hopelessness of your predicament.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“For at moments such is the blindness and folly, yet withal the redeeming glory of love.”

— Radclyffe Hall