Em... thought Unitarians were too caught up in the box, too. :)
have you read him... he's often quoted...
"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 words again, though it contradict every thing you said today. -- 'Ah, so you shall be misunderstood.'-- Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagorus was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood."
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Date: 2001-01-01 06:47 pm (UTC)you're funny scotto
Hitch to Emerson...
Date: 2001-01-01 06:59 pm (UTC)Em... thought Unitarians were too caught up in the box, too. :)
have you read him... he's often quoted...
"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 words again, though it contradict every thing you said today. -- 'Ah, so you shall be misunderstood.'-- Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagorus was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood."
Re: Hitch to Emerson...
Date: 2001-01-01 07:08 pm (UTC)have you read him... he's often quoted...
oh you lost me again ;(
I am in awe of your knowledge and ability to quote famous people :)
Re: Hitch to Emerson...
Date: 2001-01-01 07:09 pm (UTC)was emerson a unitarian?
i'm so dense sometimes
Re: Hitch to Emerson...
Date: 2001-01-01 07:19 pm (UTC)my speech was a bit cloudy.. I like that Emerson thought that even the unitarians were too organised. :)
*blush* thank you... You're pretty smart yourself for quoting both Psycho and Klaatu. :)
Re: Hitch to Emerson...
Date: 2001-01-01 07:20 pm (UTC)I sometimes only speak scotto... unclear. sorry! :)