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    One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

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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.

by Bible Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Facts are stubborn things.

Facts are stubborn things.

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It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude after our own; read more

It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.

If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Intolerant only of intolerance.

Intolerant only of intolerance.

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Facts are cheels that winna ding,
An' downs be disputed.

Facts are cheels that winna ding,
An' downs be disputed.

by Robert Burns Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.

All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.

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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.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Opinion is the queen of the world.
[Lat., Della opinione regina del mondo.]

Opinion is the queen of the world.
[Lat., Della opinione regina del mondo.]

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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