 | Len Gougeon - 2012 - 280 頁
...fear of contradiction leads to a petty concern for consistency at all cost. For Emerson, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." 60 The hero possesses a wisdom that derives from the unconscious, the realm of the "eternal One." "We... | |
 | Kimberly Campbell - 2007 - 233 頁
...Publishers. All rights reserved. No reproduction without written permission from publisher. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." Students noted the quotes listed above as lines that struck them in this essay. They wanted to know... | |
 | Dan Miller - 2007 - 244 頁
...direction. Emerson adds, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesman and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do." The "Humus" in My Life If you are a backyard gardener, you appreciate the value of humus — the decayed... | |
 | Naomi S. Baron Professor of Linguistics American University - 2008 - 305 頁
...this transformation see Baron 2000, chapter 5. 11. See, for example, Kakutani 2002. 12. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do." (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, "Self-Reliance.") 13. Baron 2000. 14. Dave Barry, "Wit's End," Washington... | |
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. 
