Who said “If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one, but the wise…”?

“We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd, lively or sad, loyal or corrupt, from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions, either pleasant or unpleasant, which leave no trace behind them.”

“What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment.”

“Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.”

“There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.”

“A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it.”

“Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.”

“It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.”

“The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.”

“Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way.”

“Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.”

“Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.”