...into the thousand-eyed present, and live ever in a new day. . . . With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Emerson. Fear never but you shall be consistent in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest...

...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.^ Speak what you think r> now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict...

...says,—and he appears to act upon it—" Speak what you think to-day in words as hard as cannon-balls, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard...again, though it contradict everything you said to-day. With consistency a great soul has nothing to do." Now, what folly and nonsense is this! What right...

...judgment into the thousand-eyed present, and live ever in a new day. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. — Emerson. THE MUSIC OF TILE CHURCH. IT is well known that the Home Journal admits no controversy....

...consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. With consistency, a great soul has simply nothing to do. Speak what you think now in hard words ; and to-morrow...again, though it contradict everything you said to-day. Why should you keep your head over your shoulder ? Why drag about this corpse of your memory, lest...

...the hobgoblin of little minds." — " Speak what you think to say in words as hard as cannon-balls, and tomorrow speak what to-morrow thinks, in hard words again ; though it contradict everything you have said to day." (Essay on Self-Rel/ance.) Observe the " everything." Why, even if a man is obliged...

...retrospections and useless self-reproaches. ' With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow...what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradicts everything you said to-day.' His aim and his work were before and not behind him. He saw...

...divines. With consistency, a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself about his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in...to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — Ah, " so you will be sure to be misunderstood." — Is it so bad then...

...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...his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now, in words hard as cannon-balls; and to-morrow, speak what to-morrow thinks, in hard words again, though...

...true nor beautiful; as, for instance, " Speak what you think to-day in words as hard as cannon-balls, and tomorrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words...again, though it contradict everything you said today." Though I would not follow consistency against conviction, yet I think he would be a disagreeable and...