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Opposites

«The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.»
«Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.»
Author: Ben Hogan (Golfer) | About: Golf, Opposites | Keywords: inclined, reverse, swing
«For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.»
Author: Bob Wells | About: Action, Government, Opposites | Keywords: program
«Capitalism is Man Exploiting Man; Communism is just the opposite»
«The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.»
«Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin.»
«The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.»
Author: Niels Bohr (Physicist) | About: Opposites, Truth | Keywords: false statement, statement
«Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.»
Author: George Santayana (Humanist, Philosopher, Poet) | About: Opposites | Keywords: wise to
«Opposites attract»
Author: Proverb | About: Opposites | Keywords: opposites
«Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility»