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. Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — 'Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Quotes Index

What can I say? I like being organized. Here is a list of all of the quotes I've posted on here, sorted based on the originator of the quote, in alphabetical order.

Bible

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Boris Pasternak

Portal 2

John Banister Tabb

William Wordsworth
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