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

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

愚蠢的一致性是小人物的妖怪，为小政治家、哲学家和神祗所崇拜。

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生