Talk:Obstinacy

Unsourced

 * People first abandon reason, and then become obstinate; and the deeper they are in error the more angry they are.
 * Blair


 * An obstinate man does not hold opinions, but they hold him.
 * Alexander Pope


 * Most other passions have their periods of fatigue and rest, their suffering and their cure; but obstinacy has no resource, and the first wound is mortal.
 * Thomas Paine


 * Narrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy; we do not easily believe beyond what we see.
 * La Rochefoucauld


 * Obstinacy and vehemency in opinion are the surest proofs of stupidity.
 * Barton