Indeed these make sense. Paradox is certainly worth thinking over. Chesterton is a master of course.

Less is more

“Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.”    Swift

We must die in order to live.

The advantages of having a noisy neighbour.

 Emptiness is a way of saving space - Luisa Villani

 knowing nothing at all might indicate you really know something - LV

He explained the 'you' you were and the 'you' you were not - LV

Similarly the case of oxymoron,  but how does it different from paradox?


A few examples are given below:

A wise fool

An open secret

A cheerful pessimist

A living death

Bitter- sweet memories

The kind cruelty of the surgeon’s knife.

No wonder our students find it easy to answer comprehension questions. But is it really easy?

 How a  comprehension passage given in most of the Indian schools is found easy by students.

In Mysore there once lived a nogur in a trub.  He was umbracive and stogish. He had a sister whom he togged constantly. She was a drimple who frigged all day. One day the nogur bought his sister a pretty kingle.

1.Who lived in Mysore?

2.What kind of a nogur was he?

3.Who did he tog constantly?

4.What did the sister do all day?

5.What did the nogur buy for his sister?