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Letter "C" » consistency
«Consistency is the quality of a stagnant mind»
«Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the shape of consistency of enduring hatred.»
«Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not.»
«Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.»
«Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.»
«Consistency is the paste jewel that only cheap men cherish.»
«Consistency is the last resort of the unimaginative»
«A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Hobgoblin
«A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds»
«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.»