Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.

Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.

The opposite of love is apathy, and hate is really the same as love. If you're so consumed by hatred read more

The opposite of love is apathy, and hate is really the same as love. If you're so consumed by hatred for someone, you might as well be loving them, because you're thinking about them for the same amount of time.

There is apparently no surer way of turning a thing into its opposite than by exaggerating it

There is apparently no surer way of turning a thing into its opposite than by exaggerating it

Capitalism and communism stand at opposite poles. Their essential difference is this: The communist, seeing the rich man and his read more

Capitalism and communism stand at opposite poles. Their essential difference is this: The communist, seeing the rich man and his fine home, says: 'No man should have so much.' The capitalist, seeing the same thing, says: 'All men should have so much.'

Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.

Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, read more

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

It is the deed that teaches, not the name we give it. Murder and capital punishment are not opposites that read more

It is the deed that teaches, not the name we give it. Murder and capital punishment are not opposites that cancel one another, but similars that breed their kind.