Quotes About Contrary

In life, as in dreams, however, things often go by contraries

He] had insisted that inanimate objects couldn't have malignant motivations, but Emma had extensive proof to the contrary.

If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations.

...all nature is perverse & will not do as I wish it.

The persistent and sustained reliance on falsehoods as the basis of policy, even in the face of massive and well-understood evidence to the contrary, seems to many Americans to have reached levels that were previously unimaginable.

Anxiety is a sign that you have made up a story contrary to reality. Love does not fear.

Em desacordo com todas as minhas inclinações, decidi seguir em frente.

If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do.

It is contrary to the worship that is in contentedness.

He permits, for reasons known only to Himself, people to act contrary to and in defiance of His revealed will. But He never permits them to act contrary to His sovereign will.

Contrary to popular opinion, with God there is no such thing as mere forgiveness. There is only justice.

Heart and head are contrary historians.

I point out to Ben that, contrary to popular belief, taking action is not always the best course.

Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.

And each of these perspectives comes to the same conclusion, which is that our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.

Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.

Despite claims by some to the contrary, we have heard numerous times in hearings and briefings by experts that existing technologies do not fully or effectively detect nuclear material.

I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so.

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

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.

Lightning always strikes in the same place twice, said Mma Ramotswe. Whatever people say to the contrary.