Arthur Hugh Clough Quotes

Juxtaposition is interesting to me.

One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.

In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar.

The juxtaposition between fishing and touring couldn't be greater.

Ideas never quite exist for him until they have been pitted against something else.

The comparison between Harry Cohen and my grandfather is not one that bears close examination.

The cage is bigger than the ring, and it's a little bit different.

Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.

Analogy cannot serve as proof.

Do remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume.

The joy of juxtaposition is endless.

Observe, Remember, Compare.

He wants to put his story next to hers.

The difference between you and her (whom I to you did once prefer) Is clear enough to settle: She like a diamond shone, but you Shine like an early drop of dew Poised on a red rose petal. The dew-drop carries in its eye Mountain and forest, sea and sky, With every change of weather; Contrariwise, a diamond splits The prospect into idle bits That none can piece together.

I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons of what I see. I don't accept things at face value, you cannot trust what you hear or see. Don't jump to conclusions without thinking.

The simile sets two ideas side by side; in the metaphor they become superimposed.

As we're standing there I realize we're almost exactly the same height. We must look like the dark and light side of an Oreo cookie, and I think how just as easily it could have been the other way around. She could be blocking my path; I could be trying to slip around her into the dark.

I've always thought comparisons were useless and ugly. It is a short cut to thinking.

We are shoulder to shoulder due to the size of the cab, and if Gratton is made of flour and potatoes, Sean is made of stone and driftwood and possibly those prickly anemones that sometimes wash up on shore.

Resemblances are the shadows of differences. Different people see different similarities and similar differences.

The difference is no less real because it is of degree.

He's solid. "You're fractured." He's hopeful. "You're hopeless." He's always there. "You're half there." He's faithful. "You're so not." He's giving. "You're afraid to give." He's honest. "You lie all the time." He's loving. "You don't know how to love.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

How could any of us truly appreciate our lives if we had nothing else to compare them to?