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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.
Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
If there's good, strong evidence from science that such and such is the case and this is contrary to Buddhism, then we will change.
Muslims are not ashamed of their Prophet's teaching about war. On the contrary, for us it is a great source of pride.
Contrary to the popular caricature of him, the Duke of Edinburgh was neither judgmental nor unfeeling.
If the facts are contrary to any predictions, then the hypothesis is wrong no matter how appealing.
Really, contrary to popular belief, I like to have a good time and not take myself too seriously.
Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them.
Koresh believed that God had a plan that would go contrary to any human planning.
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
This truth I firmly hold, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding; my life has been a gift, a blessing to the world.
Intolerance, discourtesy and harshness..... are taboo in all good society and are surely contrary to the spirit of democracy.
We were terrified that Jones would settle. It was contrary to our purpose of bringing down the president.
Every Englishman abroad, until it is proved to the contrary, likes to consider himself a traveller and not a tourist.
To worship God is to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself.
But on the contrary Wikileaks is under heavy attack by the government and corporations are participating in that by closing down their websites.
If I am to wholly follow the Lord Jesus Christ, I must forsake everything that is contrary to Him.
For every prescriptive idea about the craft of fiction, there's at least one writer who makes a virtue of the contrary.
Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.
Contrary to what many say, Real are a unit. Individual brilliance is always a last resort.
The Victorians had not been anxious to go away for the weekend. The Edwardians, on the contrary, were nomadic.
Everything we do has a result. But that which is right and prudent does not always lead to good, nor the contrary to what is bad.
Contrary to popular belief. It's much wiser to take money from the poor than the rich.
Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule.
But contrary to what some people seem to think, I was never a bully. I was just a hard man.
Some people think that it [Brexit] is the end of the world. It's not. On the contrary, it's a massive opportunity for this country.
Allowing the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to the public interest.
Nevertheless, I have no political agenda whatsoever, even though some might think the contrary.
Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.
There is no quality so contrary to any nature which one cannot affect, and put on upon occasion, in order to serve an interest.
Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive nihilism.
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
One needs no particular talent to be polite. On the contrary, being nice is what's left when you've failed at everything else.
In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.
Elegance and comfort are not incompatible, and whoever maintains the contrary simply doesn't know what he's talking about
I didn't abandon everything at a moment's notice - on the contrary. I returned to France from America, leaving the 'Large Glass' unfinished.
Contrary to some self-serving reports, I am okay and strong. I have not hit rock bottom.
Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.
The mass never comes up to the standard of its best member, but on the contrary degrades itself to a level with the lowest.
Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.
Contrary to the cliche', genuinely nice guys most often finish first or very near it.
Here in Maine, we know that the system of special interests influencing elections runs contrary to our democratic values.
Contrary to the image of a neurotic man created in some quarters, I feel very much at peace with myself.
If the Holy Spirit guides us, He will do it according to the Scriptures and never contrary to them.
Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.
Leadership is particularly necessary to ensure ready acceptance of the unfamiliar and that which is contrary to tradition.
Russia is not engaged in a fight against Daesh in Syria. On the contrary, they are actually targeting moderate opposition.
Contrary to what many may think, immortality is not a fairy tale invented to compensate for an unhappy life.
Prolonged inflation never 'stimulates' the economy. On the contrary, it unbalances, disrupts, and misdirects production and employment.
Plenty of folks are so contrary that if they should fall into the river, they would insist upon floating upstream.
Morality, after all, has nothing to do with selflessness. On the contrary, self-interest is precisely the basis of the categorical imperative.
Exercise of faith will be the safest where there is a clear determination summarily to reject all that is contrary to truth and love.
Despite overwhelming and irrefutable evidence to the contrary, President Obama continues to believe that he can negotiate with Republicans.
Our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.
Thus then a single harmony orders the composition of the whole...by the mingling of the most contrary principles.
Kissed mouth don’t lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does.
Nothing is impossible to us, except of course, that which is contrary to the laws of nature and the Universe.
Contrary to general expectations, caste, regionalism, criminalisation, and parochial interests continue to sway the nation.
It is not with low prices-but on the contrary-it is with improved quality we cannot only hold the market, but improve it.
The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.
