them heart and life, though they should clothe 'God with shape and colour. Leave your theory, as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers 'and... Essays - Page 47by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1884 - 538 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ralph Waldo [essays] Emerson - 1841 - 408 pages
...metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity: yet when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to them heart and life, though they should clothe God...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded... | |
| 1841 - 768 pages
...deny the personality of God ; again it says,—" when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to them heart and life, though they should clothe God with shape and color. Leave your theory as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee." Now it speaks with... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity; yet when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to them heart and life, though they should clothe God...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity: yet when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to them heart and life, though they should clothe God...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded... | |
| Ralph Waldo [essays] Emerson - 1849 - 270 pages
...and life, though they should clothe God with shnpe »nd colour. Leave your theory as 3i his coat iu the hand of the harlot, and flee. A foolish consistency...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded... | |
| 1849 - 448 pages
...51 — 52. Hence a man must be true to his present conviction, careless of consistency : " A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded... | |
| 1850 - 548 pages
...51 — 52. Hence a man must be true to his present conviction, careless of consistency: " A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded... | |
| Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 504 pages
...Pobli« Meeting of the Elocution Class. THINKINGS, FROM RALPH'WALDO EMERSON. CONSISTENCY.—A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...philosophers, and divines. "With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the •wall. Out upon your... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1850 - 352 pages
...metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity : yet when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to them heart and life, though they should clothe God with shape and color. Leave your theory, as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee. A foolish consistency... | |
| Ralph Waldo [essays] Emerson - 1853 - 214 pages
...metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity : yet when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to them heart and life, though they should clothe God...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think... | |
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