"Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in……" — William Cobbett
"Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted."
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William Cobbett
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34 Quotes by William Cobbett
William Cobbett has 34 quotes on this site.
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Women are a sisterhood. They make common cause in behalf of the sex; and, indeed, this is natural enough, when…
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Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.
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Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought…
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The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor, to take from those who…
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It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his…
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To suppose such a thing possible as a society, in which men, who are able and willing to work, cannot…
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The truth is that the fall of Napoleon is the hardest blow that our taxing system ever felt. It is…
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Be you in what line of life you may, it will be amongst your misfortunes if you have not time…
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Give me, Lord, neither poverty nor riches.
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Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and…
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Happiness, or misery, is in the mind. It is the mind that lives.
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Free yourself from the slavery of tea and coffee and other slop kettles!
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More Adhering Quotes
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one of 32 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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We are adhering to life now with our last muscle - the heart.
— Djuna Barnes
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There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.
— Cate Blanchett
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One should not be envious of someone who has prospered by unjust deeds. Nor should he disdain someone who has…
— Imagawa Sadayo
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I hate overweight, because it implies that there's a weight standard i should be adhering to
— Camryn Manheim
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I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what…
— Willie Nelson
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I know of no long-time practitioner who regrets adhering to a value philosophy; few investors who embrace the fundamental principles…
— Seth Klarman
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Because investors are not usually penalized for adhering to conventional practices, doing so is the less professionally risky strategy, even…
— Seth Klarman
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A middle ground might be to fight for same-sex marriage and its benefits and then, once granted, redefine the institution…
— Michelangelo Signorile
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We are indebted to the Book of books (Bible) for our national ideals and institution. Their preservation rests in adhering…
— Herbert Hoover
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A country's adhering to the rule of law does not mean that its citizens will not do bad things.
— James Inhofe
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It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain, emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless…
— George H. Smith
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It appears that a simple rule, of something adhering to another similar idea, repeated, leads to stabilities. This seems to…
— Cecil Balmond
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