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    The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a wide-spread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible

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A man is getting along on the road to wisdom when he begins to realize that his opinion is just read more

A man is getting along on the road to wisdom when he begins to realize that his opinion is just an opinion.

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Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself

by Anthony Trollope Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

by Admiral Grace Hopper Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. read more

The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. The time will come, but when? When will we reach the point that hunting, the pleasure in killing animals for sport, will be regarded as a mental aberration?

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race; posterity as read more

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.

by John Stuart Mill Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.

The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.

by Jeane Platiere Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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Make sure you have a different opinion and people will talk about you

Make sure you have a different opinion and people will talk about you

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The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

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It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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