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#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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A quotation from Joubert, Joseph:

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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.]
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https://wist.info/joubert-joseph/2188/

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#obstinacy : firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system

- French: obstination

- German: der Eigensinn

- Italian: ostinazione

- Portuguese: obstinência

- Spanish: obstinación

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

A quotation from Von Clausewitz, Karl:

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We would therefore argue that strength of character turns to obstinacy as soon as a man resists another point of view, not from some superior insight or attachment to some higher principle, but because he objects instinctively.
[Wir sagen also: die Charakterstärke wird zum Eigensinn, sobald das Widerstreben gegen fre…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/von-clausewitz-karl/58359/

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