Inspirational Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or…

— Henry David Thoreau

See how he cowers and sneaks, how vaguely all the day he fears, not being immortal nor divine, but the slave and prisoner of…

— Henry David Thoreau

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.

— Henry David Thoreau

“When a man's position in life depends upon his having a certain opinion, that's the opinion he will have.”

— Sydney J. Harris

Public opinion is a mysterious and invisible power, to which everything must yield. There is nothing more fickle, more vague, or more powerful; yet…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Every man speaks of public opinion, and means by public opinion, public opinion minus his opinion.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.”

— Henry David Thoreau

“He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still Which he may adhere to, yet disown, For reasons to himself best…

— Samuel Butler

“A man ought to avow his opinions and defend them with boldness.”

— John Adams

“Never underestimate the power of public opinion and the eagerness of the people in charge to bow to it.”

— Daniel Cole

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own set of facts.”

— Daniel Patrick Moynihan

“In other matters no sensible person will behave so irresponsibly or rest content with such feeble grounds for his opinions and for the line…

— Sigmund Freud