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«Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized In the first it is ridiculed, in the second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident»
«Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which operates on the basis of necessity. Compassion opposes this order and is therefore best thought of as being in some way supernatural.»
«I should be committed to an institution immediately for even thinking I could get away with that. These two things are opposing, they oppose one another. To be a director you have to be in complete control of the set, complete control of the surroundings, and very aware of what's going on, what's being used and what's not being used... It's insanity. To be an actor you have to be, in a sense, out of control.»
«How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything save in opposing Thee?»
«God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble [James 4:6]»
Author: Bible | Keywords: humble, James, James I, opposes, proud
«Righteous indignation: your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others»
«I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.»
«One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.»
«I oppose registration for the draft . . . because I believe the security of freedom can best be achieved by security through freedom.»
«Oppose not rage while rage is in its force, but give it way a while and let it waste.»

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