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 | The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 12 likes |
 | Nothing contributes more to a person's peace of mind than having no opinions at all. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims 8 likes |
 | People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 8 likes |
 | How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 8 likes |
| Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims 8 likes |
 | All generalizations are false, including this one. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President (attributed also to Marc Twain and others) 7 likes |
| We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims 7 likes |
 | Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. — Steve Jobs, 1955-2011, American businessman 7 likes |
 | It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them! — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher 6 likes |
 | When I want your opinion I'll give it to you. — Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator 6 likes |
 | The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 6 likes |
 | You can only accomplish your object in life by complete disregard of the opinions of other people. — Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist, 6 likes |
| I have remarked very clearly that I am often of one opinion when I am lying down and of another when I am standing up. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims 5 likes |
 | There never was in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity. — Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker 4 likes |
| Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 4 likes |
 | When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 4 likes |
 | Ι have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them. — George W. Bush, 1946-, American President 4 likes |
 | Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 4 likes |
 | A thing is important if anyone think it important. — William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher 4 likes |
 | People do not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but to maintain an opinion for the sake of talking. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 4 likes |
 | When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch. — Bette Davis, 1908-1989, American actress 3 likes |
 | Not having the courage to voice your opinion is like not having an opinion at all. — Émile de Girardin, 1806-1881, French journalist 3 likes |
 | There is no shame in changing your mind every day: to change your mind you need to have spare ideas. — Pitigrilli (Dino Segre), 1893-1975, Italian writer 3 likes |
 | In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 3 likes |
| We often contradict an opinion for no other reason than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed. — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher 3 likes |
 | I have lost the freedom of not having an opinion. — Umberto Eco, 1932-2016, Italian writer 3 likes |
| Man is always partial and is quite right to be. Even impartiality is partial. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims 3 likes |
 | I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it — Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister 3 likes |
 | The greatest fallacy of democracy is that everyone’s opinion is worth the same. — Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer 3 likes |
 | The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it. — André Maurois, 1885-1967, French writer 3 likes |
 | I don’t necessarily agree with everything that I say. — Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist 2 likes |
 | All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions. — William Butler Yeats, 1865-1939, Irish poet, Nobel 1923 2 likes |
 | One of the greatest deceptions of our time is that they have made the average person believe that they have something to say. — Wolinski, 1934-2015, French cartoonist 2 likes |
 | Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world. — Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer 1 likes |
 | Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. — Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher 1 likes |
 | Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer 1 likes |
 | There are opinions that come from the heart, and anyone who has no fixed opinion does not have constant feelings. — Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims 1 likes |
| Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth. — Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims 1 likes |
 | Public opinion is the whore among opinions. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims 1 likes |
 | He must be a poor creature that does not often repeat himself. — Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer 1 likes |
 | Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts. — Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman 1 likes |
| A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding. — Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist 1 likes |
 | Prejudice does not necessarily means false ideas, but only opinions adopted before examination. — Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher 1 likes |
| False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing. — Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher 1 likes |
 | Never argue, you won't convince anyone. Opinions are like nails; the more you hit them, the more you push them in. — Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer 1 likes |
 | Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking. — Ernest Renan, 1823-1892, French philosopher & historian 1 likes |
 | Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still. — Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer 1 likes |
 | The minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion. — Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher 1 likes |
 | It is not important that others like what you like. All that matters is that you like it. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist 1 likes |
 | Women, when looking to find a man, consider their girlfriends’ opinion of him much more than their own. — Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer 1 likes |
| There are times when Public Opinion is the worst opinion. — Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer 1 likes |
 | Public opinion is often a political force, and this force is not provided for by any constitution. — Alfred Sauvy, 1898-1990, French economist 1 likes |
 | There are people who are so full of common sense that they haven't the slightest cranny left for their own sense. — Miguel de Unamuno, 1864-1936, Spanish writer & philosopher 1 likes |
 | Public opinion is like pants: for a while they’re in fashion narrow, then wide, then narrow again, and so on. — Zarko Petan, 1929-2014, Slovenian playwright & aphorist 1 likes |
 | There are countless people who never have an opinion different from that of their newspaper. — Gustave Le Bon, 1841-1931, French polymath & writer 1 likes |
 | The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. — Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter 1 likes |
| We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don’t care for. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims 1 likes |
 | Truths are not relative. What is relative are opinions about the truth. — Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer 1 likes |
 | As a young Marxist in college during the 1950s heyday of the anti-Communist crusade led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, I had more freedom to express my views in class, without fear of retaliation, than conservative students have on many campuses today. — Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker 1 likes |
 | My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I'm right. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-2025, British cartoonist & epigrammatist 1 likes |
Latin Quotes
 | There are as many opinions as there are people: each has his own view. Quot homines tot sententiae: suus cuique mos. — Terentius, c. 185-159 BC, Roman comic playwright 98 likes |
 | Shoemaker, not beyond the show. Sutor, ne supra crepidam. — Apelles, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek painter (for those who try to pass judgment beyond their expertise) 15 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Remember that all is opinion. Ότι παν υπόληψις. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations II,15 13 likes |
 | In big projects it is difficult to please everyone. Έργμασιν εν μεγάλοις, πάσιν αδείν χαλεπόν. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher 11 likes |
 | The opinions of men are toys for boys. Τα ανθρώπων δοξάσματα παίδων αθύρματα. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 9 likes |
 | We should not care much about what the many say about us, but what the one who knows about right and wrong says. Ου πάνυ ημίν ούτω φροντιστέον τι ερούσιν οι πολλοί ημάς, αλλ’ ό,τι ο επαΐων περί των δικαίων και αδίκων. — Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 1 likes |
