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"There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions."
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"None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves."
"As long one is not able to let go of the insistence on a certain opinion [faith, sect], he has not earned the right for Moksha [Ultimate Liberation]. He is not worthy of Moksha if he is in the sect. He is only worthy of material happiness; he is worthy of a celestial life."
"Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support."
"I wanted this to have as wide an audience as possible. I didn't want to get an X rating, because in my opinion once that happens you X-out everyone else."
"One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed."
"Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them."
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"Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent."
"Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are quite sure that we can kill it; otherwise it will return to the attack more furious than ever."
"When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws."
"Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones."
"Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death."
"There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men."
"The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live."
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