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The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 10 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 7 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 7 likes | |
How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 7 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 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 6 likes | |
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. — Steve Jobs, 1955-2011, American businessman 6 likes | |
It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them! — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher 5 likes | |
When I want your opinion I'll give it to you. — Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator 5 likes | |
The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 5 likes | |
All generalizations are false, including this one. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President (attributed also to Marc Twain and others) 5 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, 5 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 4 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 3 likes | |
Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 3 likes | |
When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 3 likes | |
Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 3 likes | |
A thing is important if anyone think it important. — William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher 3 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 3 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 2 likes | |
Not having the courage to voice your opinion is like not having an opinion at all. — Émile de Girardin, 1806-1881, French journalist 2 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 2 likes | |
In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 2 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 2 likes | |
I have lost the freedom of not having an opinion. — Umberto Eco, 1932-2016, Italian writer 2 likes | |
Man is always partial and is quite right to be. Even impartiality is partial. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims 2 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 2 likes | |
The greatest fallacy of democracy is that everyone’s opinion is worth the same. — Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer 2 likes | |
Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world. | |
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. | |
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. | |
There are opinions that come from the heart, and anyone who has no fixed opinion does not have constant feelings. | |
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth. | |
Public opinion is the whore among opinions. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims | |
He must be a poor creature that does not often repeat himself. | |
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 | |
A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding. — Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist | |
I don’t necessarily agree with everything that I say. — Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist | |
Prejudice does not necessarily means false ideas, but only opinions adopted before examination. — Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher | |
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 | |
Never argue, you won't convince anyone. Opinions are like nails; the more you hit them, the more you push them in. | |
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I'm right. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist | |
Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking. | |
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still. | |
The minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion. | |
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 | |
Women, when looking to find a man, consider their girlfriends’ opinion of him much more than their own. | |
There are times when Public Opinion is the worst opinion. | |
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. | |
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 | |
Truths are not relative. What is relative are opinions about the truth. | |
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. |
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 94 likes |
Stupid Quotes
Ι have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them. — George W. Bush, 1946-, American President 3 likes |
Ancient Greek
Remember that all is opinion. Ότι πάν υπόληψις. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations II,15 12 likes | |
In big projects it is difficult to please everyone. Έργμασιν εν μεγάλοις, πάσιν αδείν χαλεπόν. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher 10 likes | |
The opinions of men are toys for boys. Τα ανθρώπων δοξάσματα παίδων αθύρματα. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 8 likes |