“Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.”
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
As usual, Mr. Wilde spits out a penetrating insight and a
devastating critique….
….but this one isn’t wholly satisfying to me.
Consistency has many virtues, not least of which is
steadfastness in the presence of
adversity.
I think the sentiment that friend Oscar meant to isolate is:
Obstinacy is the
first refuge of the acrimonious.
Or something like what this guy said:
“Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing
itself into the place of the intellect.”
Arthur
Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
Too bad some folks
don’t seem to have the “can’t we all just get along?” gene….
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