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His learning is too much for his brain, and his judgment too little for his learning, and his over-opinion of both, spoils all. Pity it was his mischance of being a scholar; for it does only distract and irregulate him, and the world by him. He hammers much in general upon our opinion's uncertainty, and the possibility of erring makes him not venture on what is true.
'It's all very fine talking, muttered Joe, who had been fidgeting in his chair with divers uneasy gestures. 'But if you mean to tell me that I'm never to open my lips 'Silence, sir! roared his father. 'No, you never are. When your opinion's wanted, you give it. When you're spoke to, you speak.
"Do you believe him?" Osmond asked absentmindedly. "Perfectly. Pansy has thought a great deal about him; but I don't suppose you consider that that matters." "I don't consider it matters at all; but neither do I believe she has thought of him." "That opinion's more convenient," said Madame Merle quietly. "Has she told you she's in love with him?" "For what do you take her?
'Oh, of course, you think you know, sneered Crass, 'and of course you think your opinion's right and everybody else's is wrong. 'Yes, replied Owen. Several men expressed their abhorrence of this intolerant attitude of Owen's, but the latter rejoined: 'Of course I think that my opinions are right and that everyone who differs from me is wrong.
"There was a chance that they might get tired in time, and go away; but now they will stay here until they see us leave." "Well, let them stay," said Bob, savagely. "I have come here to get ready to shoot the Hoxie well, and I'll do it before I go home again." "Perhaps you will, and perhaps you won't," said Jim, doubtingly; "but if my opinion's worth anything, you won't."
Proscription to the friends of American freedom, honors and emoluments to the friends of American slavery, adopt that creed, or you did not belong to any "healthy" political organization! Now we have heard of civil disabilities for opinion's sake before. In some countries no Catholics are allowed to hold office, in others no Protestants, in others no Jews.
"But do listen. I'm not blaming any of you," he exclaimed, distracted by her complete misreading of his mood. "Well, you're criticising in your heart. And your opinion's worth something to some of us. Even if we do occasionally play at being in love, there's always the offchance it may turn out to be ... the real thing."
I begin, Sir, with the subject of removals from office for opinion's sake, one of the most signal instances, as I think, of the attempt to extend executive power. This has been a leading measure, a cardinal point, in the course of the administration.
Old Jolyon frowned. "It's not that I want it," said James hastily; "it wouldn't suit my purpose at that price. Soames knows the house, well he'll tell you it's too dear his opinion's worth having." "I don't," said old Jolyon, "care a fig for his opinion." "Well," murmured James, "you will have your own way it's a good opinion. Good-bye! We're going to drive down to Hurlingham.
"I believe," he said, with a pencil between his teeth, "that Dainty Dick can give The Philosopher about eleven pounds, and he has only to give him four, so I shall back The Philosopher." "That doesn't seem very good reasoning," I ventured to remark. "My opinion's always wrong," he explained, "but I have a thundering good mind to back both of 'em."
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