Chance is the negation of necessity. It is a contradiction to say `This happened by accident,' for the word `by' expressed a cause.''
[1] Windelband: Die Lehren vom Zufall. Berlin 1870. Hfler[1] says most intelligently, that the contradiction of the idea of chance by the causal law may be easily solved by indicating the especial relativity of the concept. (Accidental with regard to _*one_, but otherwise appearing as a possible causal series). [1] Cf. Freud: Psychopathologie des Alltagsleben. The lesson of these definitions is obvious.英文原著 · 《Criminal Psychology》
Here Ctesippus, the lover of Cleinias, interposes in great excitement, thinking that he will teach the two Sophists a lesson of good manners. But he is quickly entangled in the meshes of their sophistry; and as a storm seems to be gathering Socrates pacifies him with a joke, and Ctesippus then says that he is not reviling the two Sophists, he is only contradicting them. 'But,' says Dionysodorus, 'there is no such thing as contradiction. When you and I describe the same thing, or you describe one thing and I describe another, how can there be a contradiction?' Ctesippus is unable to reply.英文原著 · 《Euthydemus》
"`I acknowledge,' said I, `that the comparison is not a just one, but my argument does not at all depend upon it. I was about to explain what you consider a contradiction--the persevering in a painful pursuit; and I think I have satisfactorily proved, that if there be any contradiction in that, we shall be both equally obnoxious to the charge. It was in this light, only, that I could observe no difference in our cases, and I cannot as yet perceive any.英文原著 · 《Manon Lescaut》
"And marmalade," said Sir Joseph, striking in at the first opportunity. The story, on this occasion, being Miss Lavinia's story, the polite contradictions necessary to its successful progress were naturally transferred from the sister to the brother, and became contradictions on Sir Joseph's side.英文原著 · 《Miss or Mrs》
And Hilda," she added after a pause, "she will hate me."
Joan looked at the white patient face and was silent. What would be the use of senseless contradiction. The woman knew. It would only seem an added stab of mockery. She knelt beside the bed, and took the thin hands in hers. "I think God must want you very badly," she said, "or He wouldn't have laid so heavy a cross upon you. You will come?"
The woman did not answer in words. The big tears were rolling down her cheeks.英文原著 · 《All Roads Lead to Calvary》
My compliances, however, were of little worth. What really surprised me was the victory he gained over a lady little accustomed to contradiction, who had dressed herself for church at Streatham one Sunday morning in a manner he did not approve, and to whom he said such sharp and pungent things concerning her hat, her gown, etc., that she hastened to change them, and returning quite another figure received his applause, and thanked him for his reproofs, much to the amazement of her husband, who could scarcely believe his own ears.英文原著 · 《Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson》
But I need it. It's the only way to settle the contradictions Between gravity and quantum mechanics.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
- Contradiction of the 14th... - Of the 14th amendment right guaranteeing equal protection.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
You know, some industrious reporter is going to point out the contradiction.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
Your contempt for the second-rate seems to be a contradiction, too,美剧 · 《The News Room》