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It is no wonder you are tempted; on the contrary, it would be something new if you were not, because man's life is nothing but… — Vincent de Paul
Ultimately, Monsieur, we must go to God per infamiam et bonam famam [whether spoken of well or ill], and His Divine Goodness is merciful to… — Vincent de Paul
It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and never to act… — Vincent de Paul
Far from being a bad thing to seek advice, you must, on the contrary, do so when the matter is of any importance, or when… — Vincent de Paul
I have heard that M. Guesdon is dictating lessons to his seminarians. This is contrary to the custom of the Company and a somewhat ineffective… — Vincent de Paul
Never let us be discouraged with ourselves. It is not when we are conscious of our faults that we are the most wicked; on the… — Francois Fenelon
The way, like the cross, is spiritual: that is an inward submission of the soul to the will of God, as it is manifested by… — William Penn
Thus He whose tender mercies are over all His works hath placed a principle in the human mind, which incites to exercise goodness towards every… — John Woolman
A potent poison becomes the best drug on proper administration. On the contrary, even the best drug becomes a potent poison if used badly — Charaka
Crime fiction confirms our belief, despite some evidence to the contrary, that we live in a rational, comprehensible, and moral universe. — P.D. James
Usually the amateur is defined as an immature state of the artist: someone who cannot â€” or will not â€” achieve the mastery of a… — Roland Barthes
Executions, far from being useful examples to the survivors, have, I am persuaded, a quite contrary effect, by hardening the heart they ought to terrify.… — Mary Wollstonecraft
The last 15 years, there has been no recorded warming. Contrary to all the theories that they are expounding, there should have been warming over… — Ted Cruz
Let it not, therefore, be said that the Sovereign is not subject to the laws of his State; since the contrary is a true proposition… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Contrary to Pikettyâ€™s rentier hypothesis, I donâ€™t see anyone on the [Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans] whose ancestors bought a great parcel of… — Bill Gates
Every ideology is contrary to human psychology. — Albert Camus
Contrary to what many skeptics had earlier believed, the Soviet economy is proof that a socialist command economy can function and even thrive. — Paul Samuelson
I have never been able to carry out any work coolly. On the contrary it is done, so to speak, with my own blood. Anyone… — Kathe Kollwitz
Prolonged inflation never 'stimulates' the economy. On the contrary, it unbalances, disrupts, and misdirects production and employment. — Henry Hazlitt
Once women begin to question the inevitability of their subordination and to reject the conventions formerly associated with it, they can no longer retreat to… — Christopher Lasch

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