And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best, though true, is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.
Societies should be judged by how they treat the weakest among them.
Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because we are driven into a corner and must say something.
For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human.
The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.
The wisest have the most authority.