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A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind.
Lois McMaster Bujold (b. 1949) American author
The Vor Game, ch. 5 (1990)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bujold-lois-mcmaster…
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A quotation from Joubert, Joseph:
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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.
[Ceux qui ne se rétractent jamais s’aiment phis que la vérité.]
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https://wist.info/joubert-joseph/2188/#quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #dogma #ego #obstinacy #pride #retraction #sticktoit #stubbornness #truth
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A quotation from Maugham, W. Somerset:
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The Vicar of Blackstable would have nothing to do with the scheme which Philip laid before him. He had a great idea that one should stick to whatever one had begun. Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.
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https://wist.info/maugham-william-somerset/37249/#quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #consistency #determination #inflexibility #sticktoit #stubbornness #weakness
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A quotation from Maugham, W. Somerset:
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The Vicar of Blackstable would have nothing to do with the scheme which Philip laid before him. He had a great idea that one should stick to whatever one had begun. Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.
»»»»»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/maugham-william-somerset/37249/#quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #consistency #determination #inflexibility #sticktoit #stubbornness #weakness