It may likewise contribute to soften that resentment which pride naturally raises against opposition, if we consider, that he who differs from us, does not always contradict us; he has one view of an object, and we have another; each describes what he sees with equal fidelity, and each regulates his steps by his own […]
Contradict Quotes
Good morning is a contradiction of terms. (Garfield)
I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions.
The spirit of contradiction renders a man unendurable to everyone.
My point? Simple: we live in an era of non-contiguous information streams. I believe one thing; someone else believes another à and the bedrock assumptions are utterly contradictory. This is what drives me nuts about discussing current events with some people. It’s like discussing the Apollo program with people who think it was all faked, […]
How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the […]
