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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.
We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree
with us.
We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree
with us.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
Nor read more
His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
Nor prints of Precedent for poore men's facts.
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.
But in every matter the consensus of opinion among all nations is
to be regarded as the law of read more
But in every matter the consensus of opinion among all nations is
to be regarded as the law of nature.
[Lat., Omni autem in re consensio omnium gentium lex naturae
putanda est.]
Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat read more
Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.
Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.
