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Contrary Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Happiness is enjoyed only in proportion as it is known; and such is the state or folly of man, that it is known only by…
- No member of society has the right to teach any doctrine contrary to what society holds to be true.
- You think I love flattery (says Dr. Johnson), and so I do; but a little too much always disgusts me: that fellow Richardson, on the…
- The rules that I shall propose concerning secrecy, and from which I think it not safe to deviate without long and exact deliberation, are, never…
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- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development… — Lord Acton
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from… — Mikhail Bakunin
- All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. You can "already know for sure" things that… — Mark Twain
- Do not, however, mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy that I impute his honesty. On the contrary, 'tis… — Benjamin Franklin
- What must never be lost sight of is that a public functionary, in his capacity as functionary, produces absolutely nothing; that, on… — Charles Dunoyer
- If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no… — Bertrand Russell