NODE 27296c79Re: Cut the mystical artist crap. (No crypto relevance here)
tbyfield@panix.com (t byfield)Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:19:49 +0800
At 2:10 AM 3/11/96, Anonymous wrote:
>Was it Thoreau who said "Consistency is the hobgoblin of
>simpletons"?
No, it was Emerson. And that's not what he said.
>What the compromises have to do with are that one lives in
>a society with rules, mores, laws. One of those touch-shit
>facts of life. You can do what you want, but when it involves
You seem to be rather fond of consistency. ;)
Ted
NODE fce2137cRe: Cut the mystical artist crap. (No crypto relevance here)
Brian Davis <bdavis@thepoint.net>Tue, 12 Mar 1996 15:45:25 +0800
On Sun, 10 Mar 1996, t byfield wrote:
> At 2:10 AM 3/11/96, Anonymous wrote:
>
> >Was it Thoreau who said "Consistency is the hobgoblin of
> >simpletons"?
>
> No, it was Emerson. And that's not what he said.
>
> >What the compromises have to do with are that one lives in
> >a society with rules, mores, laws. One of those touch-shit
> >facts of life. You can do what you want, but when it involves
>
> You seem to be rather fond of consistency. ;)
>
> Ted
>
You are, of course, correct that it was Emerson, my half correct respone
to Anonymous.
The quotation continues ... "With consistency a great soul has simply
nothing to do."
EBD