Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves.

In a world in which everyone cheats, it's the honest man who passes for a charlatan.

This is my thesis: Do you know what is needful to turn an honest man into a rogue! A change of scene--a moment's forgetfulness suffice.

We no longer admit any other truth than that which is expedient; for there is no worse error than the truth that may weaken the arm that is fighting.

A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.