One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.

One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.

His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
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His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
Nor prints of Precedent for poore men's facts.

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.

All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.

All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.

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.]

We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree
with us.

We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree
with us.

Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.

Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.

Intolerant only of intolerance.

Intolerant only of intolerance.

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye
between two opinions? if the Lord read more

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye
between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if
Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.