| Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...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...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has (imply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 168 pages
...yesterday, shall we forget it to-day ? Why should we forget it if some one has injured us ? 14. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lips ! Sew them up with packthread, do. Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 396 pages
...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...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lips ! Sew them up with packthread, do. Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
| 1841 - 640 pages
...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...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lips ! Sew them up with packthread, do. Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
| 1851 - 650 pages
...whether what he is saying now may not contradict what he said five minutes ago. Hence his advice : " With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lips ! Sew them up with packthread, do ! Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...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...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lips! Sew them up with packthread, do. Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...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...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lipsl Sew them up with packthread, do. Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
| Ralph Waldo [essays] Emerson - 1849 - 270 pages
...though they should clothe God with shape tnd colour. Leave your theory as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee. A foolish consistency is...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lips! Sew them up with packthread, do. Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 270 pages
...though they should clothe God with shape and colour. Leave youi theory as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee. A foolish consistency is...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lips! Sew them up with packthread, do. Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
| 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...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Out upon your guarded lips ! Sew them up with packthread, do. Else, if you would be a man, speak what... | |
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