单词 | a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds |
释义 | A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little mindsA great person does not have to think consistently from one day to the next. This remark comes from the essay “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson does not explain the difference between foolish and wise consistency. Words nearby A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little mindsafocal, Afognak, à fond, Afonso, A fool and his money are soon parted, A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, afoot, afore, foregone conclusion, a, aforehand, aforementioned The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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