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Contrary to popular belief - general officers don't get...

Contrary to popular belief - general officers don't get tickets.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, faith

Contrary to popular belief, O.C. *IS* an area effect weapon.

Contrary to popular belief, O.C. IS an area effect weapon.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, faith

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to...

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about nature

A stong morality is not admirable, on the contrary, is...

A stong morality is not admirable, on the contrary, is the fear's testimony in front of life, inability to handle things by youself.

Quote by Aldous Huxley about moral, morality, fear, things, life

Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about humility, interest, happiness

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.

Quote by Lord Acton about evolution, ignorance, things

That a whole part of the middle class detests me... is...

That a whole part of the middle class detests me... is utterly normal. I would be troubled if the contrary were true.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

Quote by George W. Bush about fear, war

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and...

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love.

Quote by Albert Camus about opinion, impossible, love

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is...

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.

Quote by Albert Camus about lie, light, truth

This assumes an upward revision of the European Budget, which is precisely what Jacques Chirac refuses to do. On the contrary, he has demanded a reduction.

Quote by Laurent Fabius

Type: Poet Quotes Category: Scottish Poet Quotes Year of Birth: 1732 Year of Death: 1769 Nationality: Scottish Find on Amazon: William Falconer Related Authors: Norman MacCaig Ian Hamilton Finlay Alexander Smith...

Quote by William Falconer about nation, poets, death

The morning air, on the contrary, so celebrated both by poets and philosophers for its benign and cheering effects upon the mind and body, is enjoyed in high perfection by persons of this way of life; and the advantages they derive from thence in...

Quote by William Falconer about poets, people, perfection, air, body, mind, life

On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about politics, present, public, life

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

Quote by Herodotus about purpose, victory, man, moment

Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not...

Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see, it is above, not against them.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about faith

Faith is not contrary to reason.

Faith is not contrary to reason.

Quote by Sherwood Eddy about faith, reason

We shall have to find out what this world is and who the God that made it is. Once we solve this equation, we shall find out if the God that created this world is a sadistic or if he wants to taught us a lesson that we will never forget or if,...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about will, teaching, world, god

There are two contrary impulses which govern this man's...

There are two contrary impulses which govern this man's brain-the one sane, and the other eccentric. They alternate at regular intervals.

Quote by Franz Schubert about people, brain, man

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