So apt are men in their rough judgments on great disputable things, to mistake a mere impression for a real opinion; and we must patiently admit that the Result—success or failure in the Event—is the most that they have time for, and all that they can go by.
Morley observes that people often confuse superficial impressions with informed opinions, especially in matters of significant consequence.
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