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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
For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
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.'
All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.
All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.
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.
Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
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.
It is the pull of opposite poles that stretches souls. And only stretched souls make music.
It is the pull of opposite poles that stretches souls. And only stretched souls make music.
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.