#obstinacy — Public Fediverse posts

A quotation from Gracian

Never from Obstinacy take the Wrong Side because your Opponent has anticipated you in taking the Right One.
 
[Nunca por tema seguir el peor partido, porque el contrario se adelantó y escogió el mejor.]

Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601–1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 142 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)]

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#obstinacy : the quality of being stubborn

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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A quotation from Ben Franklin

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.)

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A quotation from Josh Billings

Whare thare iz one man obstinate bekauze he iz wize, thare iz 4,695,853 obstinate bekauze they are ignorant.
 
[Where there is one man obstinate because he is wise, there are 4,685,853 obstinate because they are ignorant.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1874-12 (1874 ed.)

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#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

We are stubborn because we are narrow-minded; it is hard to believe what is beyond the scope of our vision.
 
[La petitesse de l’esprit fait l’opiniâtreté, et nous ne croyons pas aisément ce qui est au delà de ce que nous voyons.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶265 (1665-1678) [tr. Heard (1917), ¶273]

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@TimHarford

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#obstinacy

A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

It is generally pride rather than lack of intelligence which prompts men to dispute so obstinately generally accepted opinions; they find all the front seats taken on the popular side, and do not wish to sit behind.
 
[C’est plus souvent par orgueil que par défaut de lumières qu’on s’oppose avec tant d’opiniâtreté aux opinions les plus suivies: on trouve les premières places prises dans le bon parti, et on ne veut point des dernières.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶234 (1665-1678) [tr. Stevens (1939)]

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#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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A quotation from John Adams

Thanks be to God, that he gave me Stubborness, when I know I am right.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1782-09-27) to Edmund Jenings

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#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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A quotation from Eric Hoffer

The uncompromising attitude is more indicative of an inner uncertainty than of deep conviction. The implacable stand is directed more against the doubt within than the assailant without.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 63 (1955)

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Direycast - I'm All Right Jack (2021-08-28) - We all have to become more frugal to halt climate change, but 5 out of 6 say that they will not... #podcast #climate #obstinacy - https://www.earth.org.uk/diarycast-20210828.html

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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A quotation from Nietzsche, Friedrich:

«
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.

[Viele sind hartnäckig in Bezug auf den einmal eingeschlagenen Weg, Wenige in Bezug auf das Ziel.]
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/nietzsche-friedrich/2975/

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#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Direycast - I'm All Right Jack (2021-08-28) - We all have to become more frugal to halt climate change, but 5 out of 6 say that they will not... #podcast #climate #obstinacy - https://www.earth.org.uk/diarycast-20210828.html

i figure - if i can write a sonnet about the INVENTION OF THE HOE, then i know i can write a #sonnet about anything! #poem #poems #poetry #sonnets #obstinacy @sonnets @sonnet @poetry

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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