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Don't judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him.
Don't judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, read more
One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat read more
Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
There never was in the world two opinions alike, no more that two
hairs, or two grains; the most read more
There never was in the world two opinions alike, no more that two
hairs, or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.
- Michael Eyquen de Montaigne,
It is not often that an opinion is worth expressing, which cannot
take care of itself.
It is not often that an opinion is worth expressing, which cannot
take care of itself.
He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he read more
He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.