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And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye
between two opinions? if the Lord read more
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye
between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if
Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.
[Fr., Il opine du bonnet comme un read more
He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.
[Fr., Il opine du bonnet comme un moine en Sorbonne.]
In this and like communities, public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.
In this and like communities, public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.
Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is
opinion that uses the force.
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Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is
opinion that uses the force.
[Fr., La force est la reine du monde, et non pas l'opinion; mais
l'opinion est celle qui use de la force.]
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.
Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.
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.