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When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss, cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment we have no compass to govern us; nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer
Some praise at morning what they blame at night, But always think the last opinion right
Opinion is the queen of the world
Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of force
Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth
Opinions have vested interests just as men have
He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd
I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine
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