1 The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. Read explanation Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Leonardo da Vinci, Deception, Men, Opinions, 0 Leonardo da Vinci Painter · Italy Copy
2 Our self-love can less bear to have our tastes than our opinions condemned. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Opinions, Self-love, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France Copy
3 The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Generosity, Guidance, Opinions, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France Copy
4 Opinions are secondary when dealing with reality. They’re subjective reflections. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, Frederick Lenz, Opinions, Reality, Subjective, 0 Frederick Lenz Philosopher · USA Copy
5 From passions grow opinions; intellectual laziness lets these harden into convictions. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Friedrich Nietzsche, Convictions, Opinions, Passions, 0 Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany Copy
6 When you take other people’s opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gary Allan, Center, Opinions, 0 Gary Allan Country music singer Copy
7 I like strong opinions – I’ll take that any day over someone who agrees with everything. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Matt Bomer, Authenticity, Independence, Opinions, 0 Matt Bomer Actor · USA Copy
8 You’re entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michael Bloomberg, Facts, Opinions, Truth, 0 Michael Bloomberg Businessman and politician · USA Copy
9 Opinions are made to be changed or how is truth to be got at? Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Byron, Change, Opinions, Truth, 0 Lord Byron Poet · England Copy
10 Men are tormented by the opinions they have of things, and not the things themselves. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Opinions, Perception, Torment, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
11 There is nothing on which men are commonly more intent than on making a way for their opinions. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Intent, Opinions, Persuasion, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
12 All the opinions in the world point out that pleasure is our aim. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Aim, Opinions, Pleasure, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
13 All we do is to look after the opinions and learning of others: we ought to make them our own. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Individuality, Learning, Opinions, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
14 Almost all the opinions we have are taken on authority and on credit. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Authority, Credit, Opinions, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
15 The diversity of physical arguments and opinions embraces all sorts of methods. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Diversity, Opinions, Physical, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
16 Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Georg C. Lichtenberg, Mind, Opinions, Peace, 0 Georg C. Lichtenberg Physicist · Germany Copy
17 Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Georg C. Lichtenberg, Contentment, Opinions, Peace, 0 Georg C. Lichtenberg Physicist · Germany Copy
18 We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Georg C. Lichtenberg, Opinions, Understanding, Youth, 0 Georg C. Lichtenberg Physicist · Germany Copy
19 People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michelle Obama, Opinions, Perspectives, Rights, 0 Michelle Obama Lawyer · USA Copy
20 Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Walter Benjamin, Judgments, Opinions, Privacy, 0 Walter Benjamin Philosopher and cultural critic · Germany Copy
21 The men of the past had convictions, while we moderns have only opinions. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Heinrich Heine, Convictions, Opinions, Past, 0 Heinrich Heine Poet · Germany Copy
22 Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Herbert Spencer, Coordination, Opinions, Truth, 0 Herbert Spencer Copy
23 People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Opinions, Truth, Value, 0 George Santayana Copy
24 Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Anger, Bigotry, Opinions, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy
25 If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, James L. Barksdale, Authority, Data, Opinions, 0 James L. Barksdale Business executive Copy
Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster. Read explanation Elon Musk Investor · South Africa
When we have found all the mysteries and lost all the meaning, we will be alone, on an empty shore. Tom Stoppard Playwright · Czechoslovakia
The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. Ken Olsen Engineer · USA
