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. Essays, Lectures and Orations - Стр. 30авторы: Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - Страниц: 364Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - Страниц: 592
...He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict I everything you said to-day. — ' Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood 1' — Is it so bad,... | |
| Henry Williamson (of Dundee) - 1872 - Страниц: 334
...forefathers. Emerson, in his essay on Self -Reliance, says :—" Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard...again, though it contradict everything you said to-day. " All who make the above their motto will peruse with pleasure this effort of Mr Freckelton. c. D.... | |
| Mary T. Tardy - 1872 - Страниц: 616
...minds. With consistency, a great soul has simply nothing to do. Speak what you think now in hard words; and to-morrow, speak what to-morrow thinks in hard...though it contradict everything you said to-day." This is strong — perhaps too unqualified ; but even inconsistency is better than the dull, donkey-like... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - Страниц: 584
...He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard...it contradict everything you said to-day. — ' Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood 1 ' — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood 1 Pythagoras... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - Страниц: 302
...He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words...it contradict everything you said to-day. — " Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood ? " • — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood ? Pythagoras... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - Страниц: 302
...He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words...it contradict everything you said to-day. — " Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood ? " — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood ? Pythagoras... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - Страниц: 300
...He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words...it contradict everything you said to-day. — " Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood ? " — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood ? Pythagoras... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - Страниц: 504
...He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words...it contradict everything you said to-day. — " Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood ? " — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood ? Pythagoras... | |
| Augusta Jane Evans - 1879 - Страниц: 532
...minds. With consistency, a great soul has simply nothing to do. Speak what you think now in hard words ; and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything yon said to-day. Why should you keep your head over your shoulder ? Why drag about this corpse of your... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - Страниц: 470
...He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — ' Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' — Is it so bad... | |
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