Let us not make random conjectures about the greatest matters.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.

Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.

let us not join in conversation with such as may be the cause to us of unholy fires.

Let us not apply to ourselves the points of general censure; let us profit by the lesson, if possible, without assuming that we are spoken against.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It is important that we should never lose sight of this distinction. We must not confuse the peoples with their governments...

Don't take security in the false refuge of consensus.

Distinguishing social consensus from truth is really important because they’re not the same.

The really important thing is not to reject anything.

Let us beware of common folk, common sense, sentiment, inspiration, and the obvious.