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He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be
counted among great men.
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He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be
counted among great men.
[Lat., Qui ex errore imperitae multitudinis pendet, hic in magnis
viris non est habendus.]
The multitude is always in the wrong.
The multitude is always in the wrong.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
The rabble estimate few things according to their real value,
most things according to their prejudices.
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The rabble estimate few things according to their real value,
most things according to their prejudices.
[Lat., Vulgus ex veritate pauca, ex opinione multa aestimat.]
The man in the street does not know a star in the sky.
The man in the street does not know a star in the sky.
The public! why, the public's nothing better than a great baby.
The public! why, the public's nothing better than a great baby.
This many-headed monster, Multitude.
This many-headed monster, Multitude.
I wish the crowd to feel itself well treated,
Especially since it lives and lets me live.
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I wish the crowd to feel itself well treated,
Especially since it lives and lets me live.
[Ger., Ich wunschte sehr, der Menge zu behagen,
Besonders weil sie lebt und leben lasst.]
