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...
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

a leading figure of the Transcendentalist movement

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