This quote is commonly attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The law of nature is, do the thing, and you shall have the power: but they who do not the thing have not the power.”
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“The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“Grief too will make us idealists.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Insist on yourself; never imitate.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source