#consist

The essence of religion consists in the feeling of an absolute dependence. ↗

— Friedrich Schleiermacher

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Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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The true art of government consists in not governing too much. ↗

— Jonathan Shipley

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Inconsistency is the only thing in which men are consistent. ↗

— Horace Smith

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With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches. ↗

— Adam Smith

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Vision gets the dreams started. Dreaming employs your God-given imagination to reinforce the vision. Both are part of something I believe is absolutely necessary to building the life of a champion, a winner, a person of high character who is consistently at the top of whatever game he or she is in. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

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Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it. ↗

— Frank Wedekind

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But now I know that it is very important that all buildings should be consistent, that this is the quality of the Gothic cathedral, for instance, that we like. ↗

— Minoru Yamasaki

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He had been educated in no habits of application and concentration. The system which had addressed him in exactly the same manner as it had addressed hundreds of other boys, all varying in character and capacity, had enabled him to dash through his tasks, always with fair credit and often with distinction, but in a fitful, dazzling way that had confirmed his reliance on those very qualities in himself which it had been most desirable to direct and train. They were good qualities, without which no high place can be meritoriously won, but like fire and water, though excellent servants, they were very bad masters. If they had been under Richard’s direction, they would have been his friends; but Richard being under their direction, they became his enemies. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#education #intelligence #education

One bulb at a time. There was no other way to do it. No shortcuts--simply loving the slow process of planting. Loving the work as it unfolded. Loving an achievement that grew slowly and bloomed for only three weeks each year. ↗

— Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards

#consistency #effort #journey #joy #perseverance