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Subject:Re: "a" vs. "an" From:Bill Burns <WBURNS -at- VAX -dot- MICRON -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Jan 1995 14:09:34 MDT
John Holland wrote:
'Comparing Psalms 199:11 with v. 32, and Proverbs 23:28 with 24:14,
reminds me of the quote which I attribute to Francis Bacon in an
essay titled "Of Gardens": "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin
of little minds." (If that quote isn't accurate, I'd appreciate
being corrected.)'
You got the quote, but the source is off by a bit. The source is Ralph Waldo
Emerson's "Self-Reliance," and the whole passage reads, "A foolish consistency
is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers
and divines"--certainly a good point to make. The essay is very much worth
reading for those who aren't familiar with it.
Bill Burns
Assm. Technical Wrtier/Editor
Micron Technology, Inc.
Boise, ID
