Quote#Wisdom
[W]e consciously or unconsciously pay more attention to tuning our…
Quote byMark Twain · 1835–1910
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Privilege of the Grave" (1905).
English (original)
[W]e consciously or unconsciously pay more attention to tuning our opinions to our neighbor's pitch and preserving his approval than we do to examining the opinions searchingly and seeing to it that they are right and sound.
— Mark Twain
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