Philosophy arises from an unusually obstinate attempt to arrive at real knowledge. What passes for knowledge in ordinary life suffers from three… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Obstinate are the trammels, but my heart aches when I try to break them. Freedom is all I want, but to hope… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
We must define flattery and praise; they are distinct. Trajan was encouraged to virtue by the panegyric Pliny; Tiberius became obstinate in… — Louis XVI of France Copy Share Image
Be not unwilling in what thou doest, neither selfish nor unadvised nor obstinate; let not over-refinement deck out thy thought; be not… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The world doesn't come to the clever folks, it comes to the stubborn, obstinate, one-idea-at-a-time people. — Mary Roberts Rinehart Copy Share Image
However strong, however imposing a ship may appear, it is not 'disgraced' because it flies before the tempest. A commander ought always… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
If it be true that men of strong imaginations are usually dogmatists--and I am inclined to think it is so--it ought to… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Every returning New Yorker asks the question: Is this still my city? I have a ready answer, cloaked in obstinate despair: It… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
Among other common lies, we have the silent lie - the deception which one conveys by simply keeping still and concealing the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It is of course, entirely possible that men (or anyone who is relatively privileged) are most defensive, most obstinate and unseeing when… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
