 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
 | Dean Keith Simonton - 1994 - Страниц: 518
...With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . . Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words...it contradict everything you said today. — 'Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' — Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was... | |
 | John B. Severance - 1996 - Страниц: 152
...foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. . . . 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 today." Winston's old friend, New York politician Bourke Cockran, was an example of Winston's political philosophy.... | |
 | Thomas Kerth, George C. Schoolfield - 1996 - Страниц: 334
...of development, knowing that society will often not agree. 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 today. - (SR 2:33) The immoralist who is defending his right to change his convictions and speak freely about... | |
 | Werner Peters - 1996 - Страниц: 320
...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 every thing you said to-day." Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance," Essays II, p. 33. 4. Richard Rorty,... | |
 | Andrew J. Davis - 1996 - Страниц: 292
...He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now, in bard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks, in hard words again, though it contradict every thing yon said to-day. Ah ! so you shall be sure to be misunderstood. Is it so bad, then, to... | |
 | Eduardo Cadava - 1997 - Страниц: 276
...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 again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — 'Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' — Is it so bad then... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - Страниц: 404
...sky is the daily bread of the eyes. 1322 Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon balls, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words...again, though it contradict everything you said today. it. 1323 Take egotism out, and you would castrate the benefactor. EPICTETUS ADc.50-130 1324 First learn... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - Страниц: 686
...sky is the daily bread of the eyes. 3377 Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon balls, and 3378 Take egotism out, and you would castrate the benefactor. 3379 The things taught in schools are... | |
 | Terry Lynn Taylor, Mary Beth Crain - 2010 - Страниц: 388
...With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . . Speak what you think today in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words...again, though it contradict everything you said today." Ralph Waldo Emerson Are you ever worried that if you don't appear to be the same person today — with... | |
 | Charles B. Guignon - 1999 - Страниц: 350
...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 then... | |
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