The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Refusing to change one's mind leads to stagnation and toxic thoughts.
- In plain terms
- If you never change your mind, your thoughts get dirty.
- What can you take from it?
- Stay open to new ideas.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How rigid are my views?
Another view
Consistency can be a virtue in principles.
More from William Blake
If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
Permalink to quote #55 Opposition is true Friendship.
Permalink to quote #57 Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling.
Permalink to quote #54
Related quotes
Change: 'Leave room for other possibilities in your life. When we have made up our minds about something or someone, we often never revisit the circumstances t…
Bryant McGillBryant McGill quote #124 He who hopes to grow in spirit will have to transcend obedience and respect. He'll hold to some laws but he'll mostly violate both law and custom, and go beyon…
Constantine P. CavafyConstantine P. Cavafy quote #3 When old words die out on the tongue, new melodies break forth from the heart; and where the old tracks are lost, new country is revealed with its wonders. ~ 37
Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore quote #6