re: J. Robinson quote

[egglesto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brian Eggleston)]

Brent is correct.  The statment (RE: consistency) is from Emerson.
"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."

Another of my favorites here comes from Bernard Berenson (1865-1959),
American art critic.
"Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year
ago."

I have the full citation to the Robinson quote somewhere in my files
but can't find it.  I WILL keep looking for it.

On the issue of quotations in general, I love the following from
Dorothy Sayers.
"I always have a quotation for everything--it saves me from thinking."


Yes, I AM aware of the irony associated with quoting the above.  (So who
does shave the barber?)

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