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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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You've no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself--and how little I deserve it.

You've no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself--and how little I deserve it.

by W. S. Gilbert Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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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.]

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.

Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.

by Lord Samuel Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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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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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.

by Joseph Joubert Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.

Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.

by John Dryden Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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All empty sould tend toward extreme opinions.

All empty sould tend toward extreme opinions.

by William Butler Yeats Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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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.]

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Even opinion is of force enough to make itself to be espoused at
the expense of life.

Even opinion is of force enough to make itself to be espoused at
the expense of life.

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