Obstinacy in a bad cause, is but constancy in a good.

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Obstinacy in a bad cause, is but constancy in a good.

Sir Thomas Browne

1643

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Topic

Steadfastness Obstinacy Relativism

Genre

Autobiography and memoir Religious literature

Time

1643

Person

Sir Thomas Browne

Provenance

Current citation

Browne, Thomas, Sir. "Religio Medici (1643)." Thomas Browne: Selected Writings, edited by Kevin Killeen. Oxford University Press, 2018, pt. 1, sect. 25.

Original citation

Browne, Thomas, Sir. Religio Medici. London, 1643, pt. 1, sect. 25.

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