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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.
It is the difference of opinion that makes horse races.
It is the difference of opinion that makes horse races.
Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.
Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.
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.]
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.]
The deep slumber of a decided opinion.
The deep slumber of a decided opinion.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
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.
One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.
One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.
