1 Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Arrogance, Closed-mindedness, Ignorance, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France Copy
2 Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Chesterfield, Belief, Closed-mindedness, Skepticism, 0 Lord Chesterfield Politician · England Copy
3 Prejudice locks the mind. Nothing can enter. Nothing true can escape. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gerry Spence, Closed-mindedness, Prejudice, Truth, 0 Gerry Spence Lawyer Copy
4 Condemnation before investigation is the highest form of ignorance. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Albert Einstein, Closed-mindedness, Ignorance, Investigation, 0 Albert Einstein Theoretical Physicist · Germany Copy
5 Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Closed-mindedness, Intolerance, Prejudice, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA Copy
6 As often as a study is cultivated by narrow minds, they will draw from it narrow conclusions. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Stuart Mill, Bias, Closed-mindedness, Education, 0 John Stuart Mill Philosopher and economist · United Kingdom Copy
7 What can one possibly introduce into a mind that is already full, and full of itself? Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Joseph Joubert, Closed-mindedness, Ego, Knowledge, 0 Joseph Joubert Essayist · France Copy
8 We are set in our ways, bound by our perspectives and stuck in our thinking. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Joel Osteen, Closed-mindedness, Limitation, Rigidity, 0 Joel Osteen Pastor · USA Copy
9 A bore is someone who persists in holding his own views after we have enlightened him with ours. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Malcolm Forbes, Closed-mindedness, Communication, Enlightenment, 0 Malcolm Forbes Businessman · USA Copy
10 There is no place in a fanatic’s head where reason can enter. Read explanation Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Napoleon Bonaparte, Closed-mindedness, Extremism, Irrationality, 0 Napoleon Bonaparte Military leader and statesman · France Copy
11 A closed mind stumbles over the blessings of life without recognizing them. Read explanation Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Napoleon Hill, Awareness, Closed-mindedness, Gratitude, 0 Napoleon Hill Author · USA Copy
12 I try not to be surprised. Surprise is the public face of a mind that has been closed. Author, December 27, 2023January 1, 2025, Bernard Beckett, Awareness, Closed-mindedness, Expectation, 0 Bernard Beckett Writer · New Zealand Copy
13 Travellers with closed minds can tell us little except about themselves Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chinua Achebe, Closed-mindedness, Self-reflection, Understanding, 0 Chinua Achebe Novelist · Nigeria Copy
14 The only place opportunity cannot be found is in a closed-minded person. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Foster Bennett, Closed-mindedness, Growth, Opportunity, 0 Robert Foster Bennett Politician · USA Copy
15 People who refuse to open their minds to new strategies seldom become rich. Read explanation Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Kiyosaki, Closed-mindedness, Innovation, Wealth, 0 Robert Kiyosaki Entrepreneur and author Copy
16 There is nothing more dangerous than a person with only one right answer. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Kiyosaki, Closed-mindedness, Limitation, 0 Robert Kiyosaki Entrepreneur and author Copy
17 Small thoughts fit easily into a closed mind, but big thoughts require an open one. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roy H. Williams, Closed-mindedness, Open-mindedness, Thoughts, 0 Roy H. Williams Marketing consultant and author Copy
18 The more you think you know, the more closed-minded you’ll be. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Ray Dalio, Closed-mindedness, Knowledge, Perception, 0 Ray Dalio Investor · USA Copy
19 Ignorance is death. A closed mind is a catafalque. Author, October 5, 2023January 2, 2025, Anna Quindlen, Closed-mindedness, Death, Ignorance, 0 Anna Quindlen Author · USA Copy
20 You can’t teach an old hater new truths. Author, October 10, 2023January 2, 2025, Dane Cook, Closed-mindedness, Ignorance, Resistance, 0 Dane Cook Comedian · USA Copy
21 Beware the man of the single book Author, November 6, 2023January 2, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Closed-mindedness, Knowledge, Skepticism, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England Copy
22 The more opinions you have, the less you see. Author, July 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Wim Wenders, Awareness, Closed-mindedness, Perspective, 0 Wim Wenders Filmmaker · Germany Copy
23 A closed mind is a dying mind. Author, July 1, 2023January 2, 2025, Edna Ferber, Closed-mindedness, Growth, Stagnation, 0 Edna Ferber Novelist · USA Copy
24 There is no man so blind as one who has made up his mind. Author, July 26, 2023January 2, 2025, Brian Herbert, Closed-mindedness, Ignorance, Stubbornness, 0 Brian Herbert Author Copy
It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody. Baltasar Gracian Writer · Spain
The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era. Ernest Istook Former United States Representative
