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As the saying is, So many heades, so many wittes.
As the saying is, So many heades, so many wittes.
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.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
When I want your opinion I'll give it to you.
When I want your opinion I'll give it to you.
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,
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.
All empty sould tend toward extreme opinions.
All empty sould tend toward extreme opinions.
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.
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.