emr comments on Rationality Quotes Thread February 2015 - Less Wrong

6 Post author: Vaniver 01 February 2015 03:53PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Tags: quotes

Comments (127)

Sort By: Best

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: emr 03 February 2015 04:32:38AM 3 points [-]

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

-- Emerson, Self-Reliance

Perhaps these are two prescriptions for two different patients: The fox and the hedgehog!