Contrary Quotes

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Contrary to what phenomenology- which is always phenomenology of perception- has tried to make us believe, contrary to what our desire cannot fail to be… — Jacques Derrida
Since faith rests upon infallible truth, and since the contrary of a truth can never be demonstrated, it is clear that the arguments brought against… — Thomas Aquinas
If you do not take the distinction between good and bad very seriously, then it is easy to say that anything you find in this… — C.S. Lewis
When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves. Generally they mean only that they… — W. Somerset Maugham
The Idols of Tribe have their foundation in human nature itself, and in the tribe or race of men. For it is a false assertion… — Francis Bacon
Contrary to popular opinion, my dad was not a lazy man. He was not lazy at all, for instance, when it came to Going Places… — Haven Kimmel
Heart and head are contrary historians. — Jerry Spinelli
Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the… — Rabindranath Tagore
I don't know what it is I'm doing. But it's not that. Despite all evidence to the contrary. — Edward Gorey
There is enough light for those who only desire to see, and enough obscurity for those who have a contrary disposition — Blaise Pascal
After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn't bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it's a constant state… — Paulo Coelho
We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We… — Wendell Berry
Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other - on the contrary they breed and reinforce each other. — Haim Ginott
This is perhaps one of the most important things I learned during this investigation: We see what we believe, and not just the contrary; and… — Jeremy Narby
No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when… — Samuel Adams
But if the gods do not exist at all - then we are lost,' I said. On the contrary - we are found!' said Aesop.… — Erica Jong
Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more. — Terry Pratchett
As I understand it, I am being paid only for my work in arranging the words; my property is that arrangement. The thoughts in this… — Wendell Berry
Don't lies eventually lead to the truth? And don't all my stories, true or false, tend toward the same conclusion? Don't they all have the… — Albert Camus
It (trying to keep the law) grants you the power to judge others and feel superior to them. You believe you are living to a… — William P. Young

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