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He that won’t be counsell’d, can’t be help’d.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1747 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/84…
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A quotation from Bill Watterson
CALVIN: I don’t care about issues! I’ve got better things to do than argue with every wrong-headed crackpot with an ignorant opinion! I’m a busy man! I say, either agree with me or take a hike! I’m right, period! End of discussion!
Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1993-11-16)More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/83998…
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All men make mistakes; but it is fools who persist in them.
[Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.]Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Philippics [Philippicae; Antonian Orations], No. 12, ch. 2 / sec. 5 (12.2/12.5) (43-03 BC) [tr. @sentantiq (2012)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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Firmness in decision is often merely a form of stupidity. It indicates an inability to think the same thing out twice.
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https://wist.info/mencken-hl/68140/#quote #quotes #quotation #decision #decisionmaking #firmness #inflexibility #reasoning #reconsideration #resolution #stubbornness #stupidity
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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