An aphorism is nothing else but the slightest
QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON CONTRAST
Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist)
The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784, British author)
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
Saadi (c. 1210 - 1290, Persian poet)
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