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The opposite of love is apathy, and hate is really the same as love. If you're so consumed by hatred read more
The opposite of love is apathy, and hate is really the same as love. If you're so consumed by hatred for someone, you might as well be loving them, because you're thinking about them for the same amount of time.
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, read more
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy read more
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
It is the deed that teaches, not the name we give it. Murder and capital punishment are not opposites that read more
It is the deed that teaches, not the name we give it. Murder and capital punishment are not opposites that cancel one another, but similars that breed their kind.
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
There is apparently no surer way of turning a thing into its opposite than by exaggerating it
There is apparently no surer way of turning a thing into its opposite than by exaggerating it
For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.
All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.
Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.