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It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my read more
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer. -Henry David Thoreau.
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change read more
For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise.
Listen. Don't explain or justify.
Listen. Don't explain or justify.
One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one
One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
In listening mood she seemed to stand,
The guardian Naiad of the strand.
In listening mood she seemed to stand,
The guardian Naiad of the strand.
I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them
I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them
