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Definition or meaning of the English word Hobgoblin
A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also; a name formerly given to the household spirit; Robin Goodfellow. (n.).
Hobgoblin Related Proverbs
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. - The meaning of this proverb is A great person does not have to think consistently from one day to the next. This remark comes from the essay “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson does not explain the difference between foolish and wise consistency.
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