...Publishers. All rights reserved. No reproduction without written permission from publisher. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." Students noted the quotes listed above as lines that struck them in this essay. They wanted to know...

...direction. Emerson adds, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesman and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do." The "Humus" in My Life If you are a backyard gardener, you appreciate the value of humus — the decayed...

...this transformation see Baron 2000, chapter 5. 11. See, for example, Kakutani 2002. 12. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored...consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do." (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, "Self-Reliance.") 13. Baron 2000. 14. Dave Barry, "Wit's End," Washington...