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Don't judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him.
Don't judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
With effervescing opinions, the quickest way to let them get flat is to let them get exposed to the air.
With effervescing opinions, the quickest way to let them get flat is to let them get exposed to the air.
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.]
One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.
One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.
The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.
The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.
We should never let ourselves be burnt for our opinions; we are not that sure of them. But perhaps for read more
We should never let ourselves be burnt for our opinions; we are not that sure of them. But perhaps for this -- that we may have and change our opinions.