The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny, however, is alleviated by their lack of consistency.
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
The lawyer’s truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether.
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
