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Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, read more
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates his fate.
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.
There never was in the world two opinions alike, no more that two
hairs, or two grains; the most read more
There never was in the world two opinions alike, no more that two
hairs, or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.
- Michael Eyquen de Montaigne,
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.
I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted read more
I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man--public opinion.
He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he read more
He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.
As the saying is, So many heades, so many wittes.
As the saying is, So many heades, so many wittes.
Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.
Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.
Facts are cheels that winna ding,
An' downs be disputed.
Facts are cheels that winna ding,
An' downs be disputed.