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The world will only, in the end, follow those who have despised as

The world will only, in the end, follow those who have despised as well as served it. – Samuel Butler

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Heaven is the work of the best and kindest men and women. Hell is the work of prigs, pedants and professional truth-tellers. The world is an attempt to make the best of Heaven and Hell. – Samuel Butler

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Heaven
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Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our neighbours, we have got to live with them and must make the best and not the worst of them. – Samuel Butler

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Opinions have vested interests just as men have. – Samuel Butler

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Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments. – Walter Benjamin

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Opinions that are well rooted should grow and change like a healthy tree. – Irving Batcheller

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Men get opinions as boys learn to spell by reiteration chiefly. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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People dont believe in positive changes anymore. – Alexei Navalny

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