 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. Speak what you think now...  The Monthly magazine - Seite 487von Monthly literary register - 1841Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Gary D. Robson - 2004 - 412 Seiten
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 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2004 - 396 Seiten
...conscious of "a universal soul within or behind our individual life"? How are you related to it? 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. Speak what you think... | |
 | Douglas S. Lavine - 2004 - 228 Seiten
...their own set of rules. As Ralph Waldo Emerson stated in his famous essay, Self-Reliance: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." I hope nobody reading this book will conclude that I believe my suggestions and advice are written... | |
 | Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell - 2004 - 598 Seiten
...don't exactly go that far with him, are interesting: 'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, 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... | |
 | Maud Diver - 2004 - 396 Seiten
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 | Jay R. Howard - 1999 - 316 Seiten
...thinkers like Camp and Styll for their inconsistency — in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines"70 — but rather to point out the problematic nature of determining how in fact the term "ministry"... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2005 - 69 Seiten
...heart and life, though they should clothe God with shape and color. Leave your theory, as Joseph Ms coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee. A foolish...philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his sha low on the wall, Out upon your guarded... | |
 | 2005 - 758 Seiten
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