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“As unity demanded for its expression what at first might have seemed its opposite--variety; so repose demands for its expression the implied capability of its opposite--energy. It is the most unfailing test of beauty; nothing can be ignoble that possesses it, nothing right that has it not.”

Firsts Might Energy Expression Demand Tests Opposites Unity Variety Capability Repose Implied Ignoble

Author:John Ruskin

“Repose demands for its expression the implied capability of its opposite,--energy.”

Energy Expression Demand Opposites Capability Repose Implied

Book:Modern Painters ...: pt. 3. Of the imaginative and theoretic faculties. 4th ed

Source: Modern Painters ...: pt. 3. Of the imaginative and theoretic faculties. 4th ed

“Indeed, nearly all attempts to exterminate a doctrine and its organizational expression, by force without spiritual foundation, are doomed to failure, and not seldom end with the exact opposite of the desired result.”

Ends Spiritual Force Results Expression Opposites Foundation Doctrine Doomed Organizational

Book:Mein Kampf

Source: Mein Kampf

“I think of moral beauty as what is the good and the just - terms perhaps best defined by their opposite: evil. Evil is the willingness to do damage to the other; its maximal expression is murder, but it includes a great deal of subtle and not-so-subtle injuries as it advances to that extreme. Evil acts reduce the other to an object, a being to its component parts, and obliterate subjectivity. Evil's breeding ground is a lack of empathy.”

Thinking Evil Term Deals Moral Objects Expression Empathy Opposites Murder Extremes Defined Damage Injury Subtle Willingness Components Breeding Subjectivity Lack Of Empathy

Author:C.E. Morgan

“I think the highest forgiveness is to accept that creation is thoroughly tangled, with every possible quality given outlet for expression. People need to accept once and for all that there is only one life and each of us is free to shape it through the choices we make. Seeking can’t get anyone out of the tangle because everything is tangled up…it’s much easier to keep up the fight between good and evil, holy and profane, us and them. But as awareness grows, these opposites begin to calm down in their clashes, and something else emerges- a world you feel at home in.”

“Gardening is not trivial. If you believe that it is, closely examine why you feel that way. You may discover that this attitude has been forced upon you by mass media and the crass culture it creates and maintains. The fact is, gardening is just the opposite - it is, or should be, a central, basic expression of human life.”

Ifs Way Feels Should Believe Humans May Has Beens Facts Culture Attitude Media Expression Mass Garden Opposites Human Life Gardening If You Believe Mass Media Crass

Author:Andrew Weil

“Using my own hand as a base material, I considered it a canvas upon which I stitched into the top layer of skin using thread to create the appearance of an incredibly work worn hand. By using the technique of embroidery, which is traditionally employed to represent femininity and applying it to the expression of its opposite, I hope to challenge the pre-conceived notion that 'women's work' is light and easy. Aiming to represent the effects of hard work arising from employment in low paid 'ancillary' jobs, such as cleaning, caring and catering, all traditionally considered to be 'women's work'.”