Contrary Quotes

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The bonds that unite another person to ourselves exist only in our mind. Memory as it grows fainter relaxes them, and notwithstanding the illusion by… — Marcel Proust
All that God asks you most pressingly is to go out of yourself - and let God be God in you'? One could think that,… — Meister Eckhart
The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser. And as soon as you… — DH Lawrence
Contrary to popular misconception, karma has nothing to do with punishment and reward. It exists as part of our holographic universes binary or dualistic operating… — Sol Luckman
What is wedlock forced but a hell, an age of discord and continual strife? Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss and is a pattern of celestial… — William Shakespeare
Women are happier in the love they inspire than in that which they feel; men are just the contrary. — E P Beauchene
To begin depriving death of its greatest advantage over us, let us adopt a way clean contrary to that common one; let us deprive death… — Michel De Montaigne
If someone invites you to his religion, do not look down on him, on the contrary, you should thank him; he shares with you the… — Ilkin Santak
They are wrong who say that love is blind. On the contrary, nothing - not even the smallest detail - escapes the eyes; one sees… — Pranjul Tomar
By intentionally acting contrary to your habits, you sharpen and strengthen your inner strength. — Senoraroy
' A society whose citizens refuse to see and investigate the facts, who refuse to believe that their Government and their Media will routinely lie… — Andrew Guzaldo
Whom you find interests in, finds it in someone else but on the contrary.... Who finds it in you fines a wreck — Christon Henry
Contrary to what some people might believe, there is nothing wrong with having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is the confused way we grasp… — Lama Yeshe
No, your mother... is not crazy. And neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother crazy. He's merely miscast in a play. He was born… — SE Hinton
If someone were to say to you that it's none of your business, they are saying that you are not wise enough to join the… — Luke Garner
HMMM! AND I HAVE LEARNT ALL THE GOOD THINGS, DEEDS, ACTS E.T.C.FROM THE BAD PEOPLE, AS I ACT CONTRARY... TC N KS — Sardar Hyder Abbas
He who imitates evil always goes beyond the example that is set, On the contrary he who imitates good always falls a little bit short — Jake Roberts
Dreaming isn't as simple as it seems. On the contrary, it can be quite dangerous. When we dream, we put powerful engines in motion and… — Paulo Coelho
The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what… — Jack Kevorkian
He's dangerous because when God talks to him Bob will do whatever God asks him to do at great cost, even if no one agrees,… — Bill Hybels

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