Josiah Gilbert Holland Quotes

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

One of the main faults of a fool is that he never changes his mind.

Obstinacy and heat of opinion are the surest proof of stupidity.

It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.

The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.

Failures mire us in dogmatism and tunnel vision

Obstinacy and dogmatism are the surest signs of stupidity. Is there anything more confident, resolute, disdainful, grave and serious than an ass?

Narrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy; we do not easily believe beyond what we see.

You can't argue with stupidity.

It is not possible to unknow what you do know - the result of that is fanaticism.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.

The less one knows, the more he thinks he knows, and the more willing he is to employ any and all measures to enforce his views upon others.

Obviously, some people are thick, and they're not gonna see what they don't want to see.

Dogmatism makes for scientific anemia.

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness.

The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them.

Extremists think "communication" means agreeing with them.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

I feel like people are so closed-minded at times.

Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.