#the con

On the contrary, woman is the best equipped fighting machine that ever went to battle. ↗

— Richard Le Gallienne

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Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it. ↗

— Elaine Dundy

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A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary. ↗

— Dora Russell

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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film. ↗

— Walter Salles

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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ↗

— James Mooney

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Jesus was not denying the legitimacy of biblical law. On the contrary, He was affirming biblical law. We love God first; God commands us to keep His word; therefore, we must enforce the law on ourselves. ↗

— Gary North

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Its smallness is not petty; on the contrary, it is profound. ↗

— Jan Morris

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Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

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