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" A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and 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. "
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st series - Page 389
by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903
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Johnson. Select works, ed. with intr. and notes by A. Milnes. Lives of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 pages
...consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to...cannon-balls, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything you said to-day. Ah, then, exclaim the aged ladies,...
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Essays, First Series

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1879 - 304 pages
...minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul lias simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again,...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Philosopher and Poet

Alfred Hudson Guernsey - 1881 - 340 pages
...adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has little or nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now, in hard words ; and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks, in hard words...
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The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Critical writings

Theodore Parker - 1865 - 324 pages
...little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soiil has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself...cannon-balls, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything you said to-day." — Essays, p. 47. The man must...
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Development of English Literature and Language

Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 pages
...consistency Is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again,...
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Emerson's Complete Works: Essays. 1st series

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 350 pages
...consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again,...
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Complete Works

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1900 - 356 pages
...consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again,...
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Works

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 648 pages
...consistency is the hobpoblin of little minds, adored by little states nen and philosophers and divines. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again,...
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Emerson's complete works [ed. by J.E. Cabot]. Riverside ed, Volume 2

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1884 - 356 pages
...consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to...well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again,...
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Complete Rhetoric

Alfred Hix Welsh - 1885 - 368 pages
...consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to...cannon-balls, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks, in words as hard again — though it contradict everything you said to-day. ' Ah, then,' exclaimed the...
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