 | Daniel Defoe - 1840 - 1024 pages
...reclaimed, the peace of this nation might now be settled in such a manner as never to be broken more."* He that opposes his own judgment against the current...the currency or multitude of other men's opinions. U is hard for a man to say all the world is mistaken but himself; but if it be so, who can help it?... | |
 | Book - 1842 - 784 pages
...fraught with difficulty, and teeming with danger. He that opposes his own judgment against the consent of the times, ought to be backed with unanswerable truths; and he that has truth on his side js a fool as well ae a coward, if he is afraid to own it because of the currency or multitude of other... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1843 - 650 pages
...the •tory of Peter and his fellow." • ' Review,' U, 281-Z. AN ENQUIRY INTO OCCASIONAL CONFORMITY. HE that opposes his own judgment against the current...the currency or multitude of other men's opinions. It is hard for a man to say all the world is roistaken but himself; but if it be so, who can help it... | |
 | William Horsell - 1845 - 262 pages
...being his forlorn hope. The ingenious De Foe says " He that opposes his judgment against the consent of the times, ought to be backed with unanswerable...on his side is a, fool as well as a coward, if he be afraid to own it, because of the currency of the multitudet of other men's opinions." " In proportion... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1851 - 768 pages
...there was a very great inconvenience in making the returns moveable."—Times, Ш Feb. Friday, 1828. " HE that opposes his own judgment against the current...backed with unanswerable truths : and he that has that truth on his side, is a fool as well as a coward if he is afraid to own it because of the currency... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1851 - 796 pages
...times, ought to be backed with unanswerable truths: ani Ime that has that truth on his side, is a fool I as well as a coward if he is afraid to own it because of the currency or multitude of. other men's Opinions.”—DZFoE, vol. 1, p. 153. “I TELL iOU,” says DEFOE, “there's no PeoPle in the world... | |
 | Great Britain - 1856 - 600 pages
...intellectual activity.— Fellowes. TETJTH.—He that opposes his own judgment against the consent of the times ought to be backed with unanswerable...because of the currency or multitude of other men's opinions.—De Foe. FOEGIVENESS.—The brave only know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous... | |
 | William Chadwick - Biography - 1859 - 504 pages
...Dissenters are no ways concerned in it. London, 1702," which he opens with the following paragraph:— " He that opposes his own judgment against the current...the currency or multitude of other men's opinions." He stood against all the long-spoon-and-custard dissenters—he stood alone, and added, " Who can help... | |
 | William Chadwick - Biography - 1859 - 514 pages
...Dissenters are no ways concerned in it. London, 1702," which he opens with the following paragraph:— " He that opposes his own judgment against the current...the currency or multitude of other men's opinions." He stood against all the long-spoon-and-custard dissenters—he stood alone, and added, " Who can help... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 696 pages
...judgment against thé current of thé times ought to be backed with unanswerable truths, and he that bas truth on his side, is a fool as well as a coward, if he is afraid to own it, because of thé multitude of otber men's opinions. "Tis hard for a man to say, ail thé world is mistaken, but... | |
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He that opposes his own judgment against the current of the times, ought to be backed with unanswerable truths ; and he that has truth on his side is a fool, as well as a coward, if he is afraid to own it, because of the currency or multitude of other... 
