Ralph Waldo Emerson Archives

A Foolish Consistency is the Hobgoblin of Little Minds

September 5, 2023March 23, 2021 by Farah

“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 … Read more

Self Reliance Summary (6/10)

December 9, 2020November 23, 2018 by Farah

Self-Reliance was an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. In it, he explains to us why the answers we seek are not found in trusting authority, blind religious faith, or following convention. He impels us to look inwards – to understand that, the rules that govern society were constructed by human beings, they were not … Read more