Quotes about Paradox

But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”

So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;

sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Sounds crazy and counterintuitive, I know, but it is true.

JOY goes against the foundations of mathematics: it multiplies when we divide.

When people agree with me I always feel that I must be wrong.

This was such bad writing that it was good.

The Government simply cannot make up their mind or they cannot get the prime minister to make up his mind. So they go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all powerful for impotency. And so we go on preparing more months more years precious perhaps vital for the greatness of Britain for the locusts to eat. - Speaking in the Address in Reply debate, after giving some specific instances of Germany's war preparedness

God is best known in not knowing him.