A constellation of the most pedantic, obstinate ignorance and presumption, mixed with a kind of rustic incivility, which would try the patience of Job.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This describes a group of stubborn and rude people who test others patience.
- In plain terms
- Stubborn and rude people test patience.
- What can you take from it?
- Ignorance and rudeness frustrate others.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle stubborn people?
- What makes ignorance so frustrating?
Another view
It offers no constructive way to deal with such people.
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