He is a gentleman of strict conscience, disdainful of all littleness and meanness and ready on the shortest notice to die any death you may please to mention rather than give occasion for the least impeachment of his integrity. He is an honourable, obstinate, truthful, high-spirited, intensely prejudiced, perfectly unreasonable man.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A man can be highly principled and honorable yet also stubborn and prejudiced to a fault.
- In plain terms
- A good person can still be stubborn and unreasonable.
- What can you take from it?
- High integrity does not prevent stubbornness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you be honorable and unreasonable?
- How do you deal with stubborn friends?
Another view
Extreme stubbornness can undermine true integrity.
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