All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.
My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will leap to a hasty opinion rather than undergo it.
The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might think. Instead, they treat the reader as an intelligent friend, and describe the book as honestly, and as entertainingly, as possible.
Suspicion and doubt lead to animosity and hatred.
There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might be hated at extremely low cost.
We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.
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