I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Stubborn people get themselves in a lot of trouble, but they also get things done.
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
Stubbornness and ignorance and determination are a very fine line from each other. I'm a very stubborn person, but not so stubborn that I can't learn new things and meet new people, but I have a one-track mind.
I'm the most stubborn person I know.
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.
There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.
Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Think not that humility is weakness; it shall supply the marrow of strength to thy bones. Stoop and conquer; bow thyself and become invincible.
In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
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