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We should never let ourselves be burnt for our opinions; we are not that sure of them. But perhaps for read more
We should never let ourselves be burnt for our opinions; we are not that sure of them. But perhaps for this -- that we may have and change our opinions.
His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
Nor read more
His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
Nor prints of Precedent for poore men's facts.
Opinion is the queen of the world.
[Lat., Della opinione regina del mondo.]
Opinion is the queen of the world.
[Lat., Della opinione regina del mondo.]
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.
You've no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself--and how little I deserve it.
You've no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself--and how little I deserve it.
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.
Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.
Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, read more
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates his fate.
