A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of the mediocre mind.-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Upon doing a search, Wikipedia explains that when a man adheres blindly to thoughts or opinions he has vocalized in the past, purely for the sake of seeming true to his principles, Emerson argues that he violates his nature. A man must be willing, every day, to open his consciousness to his intuition, whether or not what it tells him is in conflict with prior conclusions he had come to.
Basically, he argues against conformity with the world, and advocates the slogan "Trust thyself".
Moment of enlightenment. I mean, I've already subscribed to this belief beforehand but here it is, expressed in a lovely quote.
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