One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.

One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.

It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.

It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.

My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, read more

My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.

You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.

To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong

To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; read more

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing.