“That which is called firmness in a king is called obstinacy in a donkey”
John Erskine
“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“The robes of lawyers are lined with the obstinacy of clients”
Proverb
“Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of a creatures' will”
Alexander MacLaren
“One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.”
Man Ray
“Never suffer your courage to exert itself in fierceness, your resolution in obstinacy, your wisdom in cunning, nor your patience in sullenness and despair.”
Charles Palmer
“Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
