English Explanatory Dictionary

a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Consistency may not be the key to success; changes, even minor ones, must be introduced.

Word forms

a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

Etymology

A quotation from Self-Reliance, an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1841.

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