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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.
Capitalism and communism stand at opposite poles. Their essential difference is this: The communist, seeing the rich man and his read more
Capitalism and communism stand at opposite poles. Their essential difference is this: The communist, seeing the rich man and his fine home, says: 'No man should have so much.' The capitalist, seeing the same thing, says: 'All men should have so much.'
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.
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
The dictate of the light says: "Know yourself and what you are." The dark replies, "By all means, but then read more
The dictate of the light says: "Know yourself and what you are." The dark replies, "By all means, but then become afraid."
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
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.
It is the pull of opposite poles that stretches souls. And only stretched souls make music.
It is the pull of opposite poles that stretches souls. And only stretched souls make music.
