A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. Essays - 第 52 頁Ralph Waldo Emerson 著 - 1848 - 333 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
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...judgments, even if it seems that we contradict ourselves. So what, Emerson seems to say: A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do — Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speaks what to-morrow thinks in hard words... | |
| Ronda Chervin, Lois August Janis - 2003 - 164 頁
...Here are some lines from those who doubt that logic is the only way to steer toward truth: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. " Emerson (1803-1 882) "No generalization is wholly true, not even this one. Oliver Wendell Holmes,... | |
| John Weeks - 2004 - 184 頁
...behavior will bring operations grinding to a halt, Emerson's words were never more true: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." Ambiguity and inconsistency are the manager's hammer and sickle. There is an important ambiguity inherent... | |
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