Contrary Quotes

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One thing must be emphatically stated. The New Testament books did not become authoritative for the Church because they were formally included in a canonical… — F. F. Bruce
Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods. — David Ricardo
Value all books in proportion as they are agreeable to Scripture. Those that are nearest to it are the best, and those that are farthest… — J C Ryle
When we love someone our love becomes demonstrable or real only through our exertion - through the fact that for that someone (or for ourself)… — M. Scott Peck
Contrary to what people say, my wife never turned me away from the presidency. She told me to reflect on it and do what I… — Jacques Delors
Our religions will never at any time take root; the ancient wisdom of the human race will not be supplanted by the events in Galilee.… — Arthur Schopenhauer
The poetic image [â€¦] is not an echo of the past. On the contrary: through the brilliance of any image, the distant past resounds with… — Gaston Bachelard
Every attempt to employ mathematical methods in the study of chemical questions must be considered profoundly irrational and contrary to the spirit of chemistry.... if… — Auguste Comte
A mediocre man copying nature will never produce a work of art, because he really looks without seeing, and though he may have noted each… — Auguste Rodin
The inerrancy of Scripture means that scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact. — Wayne Grudem
Because a thing is difficult for you, do not therefore suppose it to be beyond mortal power. On the contrary, if anything is possible and… — Marcus Aurelius
I believe that the basic nature of human beings is gentle and compassionate. It is therefore in our own interest to encourage that nature, to… — Dalai Lama
Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous animal in the world is not the lion or the tiger or even the elephant. It's… — Jack Handey
Some think that by preparing to deal with crises you make them more likely. I think the wiser judgment is the contrary. In this area… — Timothy Geithner
It is true that men themselves made this world of nations... but this world without doubt has issued from a mind often diverse, at times… — Giambattista Vico
For, contrary to the common opinion, it is the wealthy who are greedy of wealth; while the populace are to be gained by talking to… — Arthur Machen
Socialism's results have ranged between the merely shabby and the truly catastrophic - poverty, strife, oppression and, on the killing fields of communism, the deaths… — Margaret Thatcher
The State is not the nation, and the State can be modified and even abolished in its present form, without harming the nation. On the… — Randolph Bourne
Contrary to popular belief, conventional wisdom would have one believe that it is insane to resist this, the mightiest of empiresâ€¦ But what history really… — Mumia Abu-Jamal
In the spiritual life it is not necessary to have a complete map of the path in order to begin traveling. On the contrary, having… — Meher Baba

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