“Many flatter themselves and consider themselves to be good, humble, and meek, but they will discover the contrary under temptation. Do not not become despondent in temptations, then, but give all the more thanks to God that He thus brings you to what is hidden in your heart - the knowledge of yourself - and wishes you to be corrected and be saved.” GivingHeartWishHumbleBe GoodContrarySavedTemptationThanksWish YouMeekLife StruggleDespondent Author:Tikhon of Zadonsk
“Not a desire, act, wish, or thought does the Holy Ghost indulge in contrary to that which is dictated by the Father” DoeDesireFatherWishHolyContraryGhostIndulgeHoly GhostIndulge In Book:Journal of Discourses Source: Journal of Discourses
“They mistake the first manifestations of a developing sexual nature for the voice of God calling them to Himself; and it is precisely when nature is inciting them that they embrace a fashion of life contrary to nature's wish.” FirstsWishVoiceMistakeAtheismFashionCallingEmbraceContraryDevelopingManifestationVoice Of God Author:Denis Diderot
“I wish and will continue to wish, that the German people should learn that by reason of practical examples afforded by their ability and work, they are not a second-rate or inferior people in comparison with others. On the contrary they are their equals according to all true standards of values and therefore entitled to equal rights in all respects.” PeopleShouldReasonValuesWishAbilityRightsExampleEqualStandardsRateContraryPracticalsComparisonInferiorsEntitledEqual RightsSecond Rate Author:Adolf Hitler
“Wooden-headedness, the source of self-deception, is a factor that plays a remarkably large role in government. It consists in assessing a situation in terms of preconceived fixed notions while ignoring or rejecting any contrary signs. It is acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts.” ThinkingSelfPlayFactsGovernmentWishTermActingSituationRolesSourceNotionOneselfContraryFactorsDeceptionFixedAllowingSelf DeceptionWishful ThinkingRejectingAssessing Book:The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
“There comes a moment during which almost every girl or boy falls into melancholy; they are tormented by a vague inquietude which rests on everything and finds nothing to calm it. They seek solitude; they weep; the silence to be found in cloister attracts them: the image of peace that seems to reign in religious houses seduces them. They mistake the first manifestations of a developing sexual nature for the voice of God calling them to Himself; and it is precisely when nature is inciting them that they embrace a fashion of life contrary to nature's wish.” FirstsMomentsSeemsFallGirlFoundHouseWishVoiceReligiousMistakeSilenceBoysAtheismFashionCallingSolitudeEmbraceCalmPositive AtheismContraryDevelopingManifestationMelancholyVagueReignSeducingVoice Of GodEvery Girl Author:Denis Diderot