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Plenty of folks are so contrary that if they should fall into the river, they would insist upon floating upstream (Contrary Quotes)
Imagination, whatever may be said to the contrary, will always hold a place in history, as truth does in romance. Has not romance been penned with history in view? (Contrary Quotes)
A well regulated commerce is not, like law, physic, or divinity, to be overstocked with hands; but, on the contrary, flourishes by multitudes, and gives employment to all its professors (Contrary Quotes)
Avoid all affectation and singularity. What is according to nature is best, and what is contrary to it is always distasteful. Nothing is graceful that is not our own (Contrary Quotes)
That which exists in nature is a something purely individual and particular. Art, on the contrary, is essentially destined to manifest the general (Contrary Quotes)
As frost, raised to its utmost intensity, produces the sensation of fire, so any good quality, overwrought and pushed to excess, turns into its own contrary (Contrary Quotes)
Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature (Contrary Quotes)
A man can keep another person’s secret better than his own; a woman, on the contrary, keeps her secret though she blabs all others (Contrary Quotes)
It is a false principle that because we are entirely occupied with ourselves, we must equally occupy the thoughts of others. The contrary inference is the fair one (Contrary Quotes)
Were we to act but in cases where no contrary opinion of a lawyer can be had, we should never act (Contrary Quotes)
Timorous virgins form a dreadful chimera of a husband, as of a creature quite contrary to that soft, humble, pliant, easy thing, a lover (Contrary Quotes)
There is no quality so contrary to any nature which one cannot affect, and put on upon occasion, in order to serve an interest (Contrary Quotes)
If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind (Contrary Quotes)
We do not sustain ourselves in virtue by our own strength, but by the balancing of two opposed vices, just as we remain upright amidst two contrary gales. Remove one of the vices, and we fall into the other (Contrary Quotes)
But contrary to what some people seem to think, I was never a bully. I was just a hard man (Contrary Quotes)
Excess of severity is not the path to order. On the contrary, it is the path to the bomb (Contrary Quotes)
Sometimes one must try anything, it is no disgrace. On the contrary, it is a sign of wisdom (Contrary Quotes)
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young (Contrary Quotes)
Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the world and should be a source of pride (Contrary Quotes)
Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it (Contrary Quotes)
Kids instinctively know - although they will argue to the contrary - that they really are not mature enough to make good decisions on some important issues (Contrary Quotes)
Contrary to what many people believe, terrorism is actually a very expensive business (Contrary Quotes)
A greater tax deduction for students is not a handout. On the contrary, it helps those who are willing to meet the challenges of higher education to invest in our collective future (Contrary Quotes)
The true artist doesn’t substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser one (Contrary Quotes)
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them the desire to do right is precisely the same (Contrary Quotes)
Contrary to what many may think, immortality is not a fairy tale invented to compensate for an unhappy life (Contrary Quotes)
War may make a fool of man, but it by no means degrades him; on the contrary, it tends to exalt him, and its net effects are much like those of motherhood on women (Contrary Quotes)
To revenge a wrong is easy, usual, and natural, and, as the world thinks, savors of nobleness of mind; but religion teaches the contrary, and tells us it is better to neglect than to requite it (Contrary Quotes)
But the nature of the universe is such that the ends never justify the means. On the contrary, the means always determine the end (Contrary Quotes)
All too many churchmen view the undisciplined and amoral products of statist education as evidences of the failure of these schools. On the contrary, they are evidences of their success (Contrary Quotes)