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“In my opinion painting should be considered excellent in proportion as it approaches the effect of relief, while relief should be considered bad in proportion as it approaches the effect of painting.”

Should Opinion Effects Painting Approach Standards Excellent Proportion Relief

Author:Michelangelo

“It has long been observed, that an atheist has no just reason for endeavouring conversions; and yet none harass those minds which they can influence, with more importunity of solicitation to adopt their opinions. In proportion as they doubt the truth of their own doctrines, they are desirous to gain the attestation of another understanding: and industriously labour to win a proselyte, and eagerly catch at the slightest pretense to dignify their sect with a distinguished name.”

Source: The Beauties of Samuel Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous

“The opinions that the price of commodities depends solely on the proportion of supply and demand, or demand to supply, has become almost an axiom in political economy, and has been the source of much error in that science.”

Has Beens Political Opinion Economy Source Depends Demand Errors Proportion Commodity Axioms Political Economy Supply And Demand

Book:The Works of David Ricardo. With a notice of the life and writings of the author: by J. R. McCulloch

Source: The Works of David Ricardo. With a notice of the life and writings of the author: by J. R. McCulloch

“Let us resist the opinion of the world fearlessly, provided only that our self-respect grows in proportion to our indifference.”

World Self Grows Opinion Indifference Proportion Self Respect

Author:Sophie Swetchine

“Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.”

Differences Opinion Taste Direct Proportion Corny Irritating About Friendship Irritated Funny Friend Triviality Funny Friendship Funny Best Friend Funniest Friends

Author:W. H. Auden

“A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual's desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock”

Truth Desire Individual Belief Opinion Novel Proportion

Book:James and Dewey on Belief and Experience

Source: James and Dewey on Belief and Experience

“As to the Income Tax, my opinion is that the needful revenue would be fairly and most fairly raised if paid by property, and by individuals in proportion to their property. A Property Tax should be an assessment upon all land and buildings, and canals and railroads, but not on property such as machinery, stock in trade, etc. The aristocracy have squeezed all they can out of the mass of the consumers, and now they lay their daring hands on those not wholly impoverished.”

“The Church of Rome has made it an article of faith that no man can be saved out of their church, and all other religious sects approach this dreadful opinion in proportion to their ignorance, and the influence of ignorant or wicked priests.”

Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: Diary, with passages from an autobiography. Notes of debates in the Continental Congress, in 1775 and 1776. Autobiography