A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

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.

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. . . . Speak what you think to-day in words as hard as cannon balls, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything you said to-day.