One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, read more

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.

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

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

Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.

Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.

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.

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.

Dogmation is puppyism come to its full growth.

Dogmation is puppyism come to its full growth.

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

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.

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.