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" A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. "
Select Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Page 119
by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1888 - 351 pages
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Hazel of Heatherland

Mabel Sarah Barnes Grundy - 1906 - 408 pages
...and you say you are consistent." " A lot has happened in a month, Aunt Menelophe," I said. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do." "Oh!" said Aunt Menelophe. "Yes," I said, "that is from Emerson. Eustace read it to me last night."...
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Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 2

Hugo Münsterberg, Herbert Sidney Langfeld - 1906 - 978 pages
...this group of admirers and says, "To be great is to be misunderstood." Yes, he did say, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines;" but he soon adds, "Of one will the actions will be harmonious however unlike they seem." Emerson despises...
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Select Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1907 - 270 pages
...present, and live ever in a new day. In your metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity, yet 15 when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to...the harlot, and flee. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin2 of little minds, 20 adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency...
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Select Essays and Addresses: Including The American Scholar

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1912 - 314 pages
...and color. Leave your theory, as Joseph his coat0 in the hand of the harlot, and flee. 14. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. 10 With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his...
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Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1838-1841

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1911 - 614 pages
...his back on them and follow the great light of truth to which these were only porches ? Yet must you leave your theory, as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee. I have no less disgust than any other at the cant ~\ ' of spiritualism. I had rather hear a round volley...
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Woodrow Wilson: His Career, His Statesmanship, and His Public Policies

Hester Eloise Hosford - 1912 - 312 pages
...prove successful operation. Wise men still change their minds. And we should remember that " A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." Not only have the gentlemen determined on Governor Wilson's political destruction, made it a crime...
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The Spirit of American Literature

John Albert Macy - 1913 - 368 pages
...completeness, must explain inconsistencies away, whereas Emerson blandly accepts inconsistencies. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen, and philosophers and divines." The greater inconsistencies, too terrible to be foolish, Emerson ignores. "Omit the negative propositions,"...
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Essays and Miscellanies, Volume 2

Joseph Smith Auerbach - 1914 - 344 pages
...not all of it can fairly be so characterized. Emerson said in his essay on Self -Reliance: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines"; and no one can read that noble essay into which he has put the enthusiasm of a great soul, without...
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Readings from American Literature: A Textbook for Schools and Colleges

Mary Edwards Calhoun, Emma Leonora MacAlarney - 1915 - 670 pages
...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...nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with the shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow...
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Minnesota Editorial Association Convention Proceedings ..., Volumes 49-55

1915 - 638 pages
...consistency that is worth while is the consistency of endeavor in seeking the truth. Emerson: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. If you would be a man, speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon balls, and tomorrow speak...
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