Contradiction Quote by Michael Perry

“Because what is civilized life but an imposition of unreal standards upon flawed and defective human beings by other human beings no less flawed…

— Winston Graham

“Modern nonreligious man assumes a tragic existence and his existential choice is not without its greatness.”

— Anonymous

“Society in itself is no great harm, but unsatisfied social aspirations are a bad and ugly business. We must certainly accept, and we will.”

— Leo Tolstoy

“There was something wrong about thse people. But perhaps, just as it is true of my love, they could not go on living except…

— Osamu Dazai

“in general, from the violation of a few simple laws of humanity arises the wretchedness of mankind - that as a species we have…

— Edgar Allan Poe

“We - at least we of sincere character - always judge ourselves by stricter standards than we expect others to abide by.”

— R.A. Salvatore

“..think about the contradictions and complexities that beset people. ”

— bell hooks

“Reality, the present, the irreparable, the necessary, repel and even terrify me. I have too much imagination, conscience, and penetration and not enough character.…

— Henri-Frédéric Amiel

“But if you can fix some conception of a true human state of life to be striven for — life, good for all men,…

— John Ruskin

“In any case fashions of one generation, moral or physical, are scarcely at all assessable in terms of another. They cannot be properly equated.”

— Anthony Powell

“But alas, my dear child, we are the slaves of custom, the dupes of prejudice, and dare not stem the torrent of the opposing…

— Fanny Burney

“The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places. (p 57)”

— Bryant McGill