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    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.

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Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

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The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion.

The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion.

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Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

by Plato Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.
[Fr., Il opine du bonnet comme un read more

He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.
[Fr., Il opine du bonnet comme un moine en Sorbonne.]

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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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.

by G. C. Lichtenberg Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.

Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.

by John Dryden Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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With effervescing opinions, the quickest way to let them get flat is to let them get exposed to the air.

With effervescing opinions, the quickest way to let them get flat is to let them get exposed to the air.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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With books and money placed, for show
Like nest eggs, to make clients lay,
And for his read more

With books and money placed, for show
Like nest eggs, to make clients lay,
And for his false opinion pay.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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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.

by Joseph Joubert Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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