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  1. 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.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83874/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #conviction #determination #ignorance #obstinacy #sticktoit #stubbornness #wisdom

  2. 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.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83874/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #conviction #determination #ignorance #obstinacy #sticktoit #stubbornness #wisdom

  3. 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.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83874/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #conviction #determination #ignorance #obstinacy #sticktoit #stubbornness #wisdom

  4. 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.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83874/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #conviction #determination #ignorance #obstinacy #sticktoit #stubbornness #wisdom

  5. 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.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83874/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #conviction #determination #ignorance #obstinacy #sticktoit #stubbornness #wisdom

  6. A quotation from Jonathan Swift

    Reasoning will never make a Man correct an ill Opinion, which by Reasoning he never acquired.

    Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) English writer and churchman
    Essay (1720-01-09), “Letter to a Young Clergyman”

    More info about this quote: wist.info/swift-jonathan/30282…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jonathanswift #appealtoemotion #argument #debate #deception #ego #emotion #emotionalism #error #irrational #logic #opinion #prejudice #pride #reason #stubbornness #illogic

  7. A quotation from Joubert, Joseph:

    «««««
    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.]
    »»»»»

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/joubert-joseph/2188/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #dogma #ego #obstinacy #pride #retraction #sticktoit #stubbornness #truth

  8. 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:
    wist.info/maugham-william-some

    #quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #consistency #determination #inflexibility #sticktoit #stubbornness #weakness

  9. A quotation from Maugham, W. Somerset:

    «««««
    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:
    wist.info/maugham-william-some

    #quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #consistency #determination #inflexibility #sticktoit #stubbornness #weakness

  10. A quotation from Maugham, W. Somerset:

    «««««
    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:
    wist.info/maugham-william-some

    #quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #consistency #determination #inflexibility #sticktoit #stubbornness #weakness

  11. A quotation from Maugham, W. Somerset:

    «««««
    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:
    wist.info/maugham-william-some

    #quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #consistency #determination #inflexibility #sticktoit #stubbornness #weakness