“ Both man and womankind belie their nature When they are not kind. ”
- Philip James Bailey- Copy
- 2.9K
“ Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes). ”
- Walt Whitman- Copy
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“ The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him. ”
- George Santayana- Copy
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“ Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. ”
- Francis Bacon- Copy
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“ The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not put down forever, it may be set back for centuries. ”
- John Stuart Mill- Copy
- 71
“ It is abundantly clear that success tends to negate humility. ”
- Landrum P. Leavell- Copy
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“ People can refute your facts, but never your feelings. ”
- Sharon Anthony Bower- Copy
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“ Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself (I am large, I contain multitudes). ”
- Walt Whitman- Copy
- 141
“ The proper way to check slander is to despise it; attempt to overtake and refute it, and it will outrun you. ”
- Alexandre Dumas- Copy
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“ When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both. ”
- Al Franken- Copy
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“ If a person never contradicts himself, it must be that he says nothing. ”
- Miguel de Unamuno- Copy
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“ Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the non-existence of Zeus or Thor - but they have few followers now. ”
- Arthur C. Clarke- Copy
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“ The existence of a single atheist does not disprove the existence of God. ”
- William F. DeVault- Copy
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“ One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed. ”
- Friedrich Nietzsche- Copy
- 2.6K
“ As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life. ”
- Napoleon Bonaparte- Copy
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“ I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste. ”
- Marcel Duchamp- Copy
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“ Read not to contradict and confute, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. ”
- Sir Francis Bacon- Copy
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