We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in order that we may succeed in surviving. Votes: 1
Jose Ortega y GassetFact explains nothing. On the contrary, it is fact that requires explanation. Votes: 0
Marilynne RobinsonActing doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it. Votes: 0
Elaine DundyPatience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength. Votes: 0
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonOn the contrary, woman is the best equipped fighting machine that ever went to battle. Votes: 0
Richard Le GallienneI regard class differences as contrary to justice and, in the last resort, based on force. Votes: 0
Albert EinsteinWhat is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth. Votes: 0
Benjamin DisraeliKissed mouth don't lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does. Votes: 0
Giovanni BoccaccioAre you smarter than a pig, Locke?" "On occasion," said Locke. "There are contrary opinions. Votes: 0
Scott LynchSometimes one must try anything, it is no disgrace. On the contrary, it is a sign of wisdom. Votes: 0
Philip K. DickIt's not a question of learning much.On the contrary.It's a question of UNLEARNING much.' Osho Votes: 0
RajneeshRather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well. Votes: 0
PlutarchThere is nothing illegal in keeping up a tomb; on the contrary, it is a very laudable thing to do. Votes: 0
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