Home » Quote » Ralph Waldo Emerson » „A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.“ „A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.“ — Ralph Waldo Emerson Related quotes „He's acting as foolish as a kitten… but then, everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while.“ — Christopher Paolini „I consist of a little body and a soul.“ — Marcus Aurelius „Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.“ — Hermann Hesse „The human mind is not a terribly logical or consistent place.“ — Jim Butcher „His was not a small mind bothered by logic and consistency.“ — Robert A. Heinlein „Only if you are afraid of looking foolish, and I would have looked far more foolish if I persisted with an erroneous belief.' Eragon said.Why, little one, you just said something wise!'Saphira teased.“ — Christopher Paolini „Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.“ — Ralph Waldo Emerson