Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.

Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.

Everything someone does on a daily basis should be traceable back to an annual or quarterly plan.

Everything someone does on a daily basis should be traceable back to an annual or quarterly plan.

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.

With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . .
Speak what you think to-day in read more

With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . .
Speak what you think to-day in words as hard as cannon balls, and
to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though
it contradict everything you said to-day.

It is important not to ignore forecasts that are uncongenial.

It is important not to ignore forecasts that are uncongenial.

Gineral C. is a dreffle smart man:
He's been on all sides that give places or pelf;
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Gineral C. is a dreffle smart man:
He's been on all sides that give places or pelf;
But consistency still wuz a part of his plan;
He's been true to one party, and that is, himself;--
So John P.
Robinson, he
Sez he shall vote for Gineral C.

Long-range planning works best in the short term.

Long-range planning works best in the short term.

My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long read more

My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run.

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.