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A quotation from Emerson

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2

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The cynical #demagogues who are conquering one country after another can only be so successful because our #culture is in retreat. We have replaced our #humanistic #ideals with money and are increasingly surrendering our inner world to the #economy and the #entertainment industry, wasting our time and energy on #trivialities.

A quotation from Schopenhauer, Arthur:

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Precisely in trifles, wherein a man is off his guard, does he show his character, and then we are often able at our leisure to observe in small actions or mere mannerisms the boundless egoism which has not the slightest regard for others and in matters of importance does not afterwards deny itself, alth…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/schopenhauer-arthur/50406/

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