Quotes by Contrary Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour. Andy Murray contrary humour All concord's born of contraries. Ben Jonson contrary contradiction born Our beliefs are, however, often contrary to fact. Bertrand Russell contrary belief facts 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. Blaise Pascal contrary perception faith His will cannot be neutral or 'free' to act contrary to his nature. Charles Spurgeon contrary free-will Atheism in not simply beyond reason, it is contrary to reason. Dave Hunt contrary atheism reason We’re such contrary creatures David Malouf contrary creatures Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming. Donna Tartt contrary genuine I don't know what it is I'm doing. But it's not that. Despite all evidence to the contrary. Edward Gorey contrary despite evidence This day I ceased to plead. I was no longer capable of lamentation. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused. Elie Wiesel contrary accused strong Etiquette requires the presumption of good until the contrary is proved. Emily Post contrary presumption etiquette Mistress Mary Quite Contrary Frances Hodgson Burnett contrary mistress mary The passions often engender their contraries. Francois de La Rochefoucauld contrary passion Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones but by extreme positions of the opposite kind. Friedrich Nietzsche contrary extremes position Nothing occurs contrary to nature except the impossible, and that never occurs. Galileo Galilei contrary impossible We did not lack modesty—on the contrary—but something urgently drove us to defy modesty together as immodestly as possible. Georges Bataille contrary modesty together To affirm is not to bear, carry, or harness oneself to that which exists, but on the contrary to unburden, unharness, and set free that which lives. Gilles Deleuze contrary harness bears The woman does not work because the man tells her to work and she obeys. On the contrary, the woman works because she has told the man to work and he hasn’t obeyed. Gilbert K. Chesterton contrary doe men It is not with low prices-but on the contrary-it is with improved quality we cannot only hold the market, but improve it. Hans Wilsdorf contrary quality lows In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects. Jane Smiley contrary artist 123»