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Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

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Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless. ↗

— J. G. Holland

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I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted. ↗

— William Cobbett

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I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool. ↗

— Katharine Whitehorn

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The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede. ↗

— Eugen Herrigel

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The male sex still constitute in many ways the most obstinate vested interest one can find. ↗

— Francis Aungier

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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction. ↗

— Gabriel Marcel

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Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly. ↗

— William James

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