It is a profoundly erroneous truism, repeated by all copy-books and by eminent people when they are making speeches, that we should cultivate the habit of thinking about what we are doing. The precise opposite is the case. Civilization advances by extending the numbers of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. […]
Opposite Quotes
When you are young, women tell you, “Look but do not touch.” As you get older you hear just the opposite.
If con is the opposite of pro, is congress the opposite of progress?
Many a man’s strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he groweth out of use.
Opposites attract.
Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite.
Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?
Nonsense is to sense, as shade to light; it heightens effect.
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.
In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
