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Quotes about Opinion


In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles.

Epictetus

Arcesilaus had a peculiar habit while conversing of using the expression, "My opinion is," and "So and so will not agree to this."

Diogenes Laërtius

Even opinion is of force enough to make itself to be espoused at the expense of life.

Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne

There never was in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.

Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne

I am further of opinion that it would be better for us to have [no laws] at all than to have them in so prodigious numbers as we have.

Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne

The diversity of physical arguments and opinions embraces all sorts of methods.

Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne

The opinion of the strongest is always the best.

Jean de La Fontaine

How long halt ye between two opinions?

Old Testament

Novelists are perhaps the last people in the world to be entrusted with opinions. The nature of a novel is that it has no opinions, only the dialectic of contrary views, some of which, all of which, may be untenable and even silly.

Popularity is a siren singing on a rock. It is never a thing to be aimed for, not in my opinion

[O]n the contrary, love is not love at all if a girl desires to marry a man for his money alone, but that, in her opinion, riches were a vain thing, and true love only the affection which can stand the test of separation...

Leo Tolstoy

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Andre Maurois [A Little Book of Aphorisms]

My opinions might have changed, but not the fact that I am right.

These are only my opinions. You should see my convictions.

These are only my opinions. You should see my convictions.

My opinions might have changed, but not the fact that I am right.

Nothing contributes more to peace of soul than having no opinion at all.

George Christopher Lichtenberg

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

Ben Franklin

If you consult enough experts, you can confirm any opinion.

When professors want your opinion, they'll give it to you.

A great many people mistake opinions for thoughts.

Herbert V. Prochnow

If you consult enough experts, you can confirm any opinion.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

Ben Franklin

If you consult enough experts, you can confirm any opinion.

A great many people mistake opinions for thoughts.

Herbert V. Prochnow

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