How common it is to hear people say that a man ought to have the courage of his opinions; how rare it is to find a man who will say that one ought to have the courage to change one’s opinions.
Arthur Christopher Benson
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- From a College Window (1906), chapter XVII: Habits; Complete public-domain sentence. Read chapter opening and surrounding paragraphs about avoiding intellectual rigidity and considering contrary evidence. Benson’s own commentary, not the nearby paraphrases of Pater or Montaigne. Apostrophe typograph
- From a College Window (1906), chapter XVII: Habits
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