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Useful phrases

Discuss these statements. Do you agree or disagree with  I definitely agree with that.

them? Why / Why not?  That’s very (un)likely to be true.


 There’s very little probability of that
1. The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of
being true.
wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
 That’s certainly a lot of nonsense.
2. The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any
 It’s an absolute (im)possibility.
chance ever observes.  I can’t say with any certainty that’s
3. The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets... correct.
4. It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is  That sounds a very improbable idea. I’d
revealed. be very surprised.
5. When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably  That might just possibly true, but I doubt
wrong with the story. it.
6. The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things
you don't know.
7. Love is an endless mystery, because there is no reasonable cause that could explain it.
8. In my experience, boys are predictable. As soon as they think of something, they do it. Girls are smarter—they
plan ahead. They think about not getting caught.
9. Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden.
And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.

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