Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As far as I know, I have no pride of opinion.
Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.
At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
I stand by the stuff I say, even the really stupid stuff. I'll find a way to justify it.
People like me who are reform-minded ignore the people who say, 'Just criticize and don't do anything and let's win by default.' That's ridiculous.
Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.
The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.