Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.
A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
All wealth consists of desirable things; that is, things which satisfy human wants directly or indirectly: but not all desirable things are reckoned as wealth.
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.
By coincidence, this particular tiny show on earth that consists entirely of me talking about sports on NPR is also folding its tent flaps this May of 2017. Yes, this is my swansong, my farewell, my last hurrah. Adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen.
In fact, the religious right consists of an alliance of several groups that, without experiencing anything like the oppression visited on black Americans, have consistently occupied lower rungs in the American social hierarchy.
Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps.
Most of the tasks we do are for humans. For example, a tax calculation is counting numbers so the government can pull money out from my wallet, but government consists of humans.
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
Death consists, indeed, in a repeated process of unrobing, or unsheathing. The immortal part of man shakes off from itself, one after the other, its outer casings, and – as the snake from its skin, the butterfly from its chrysalis – emerges from one after another, passing into a higher state of consciousness.
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
The good life consists in deriving happiness by using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of living. The meaningful life adds one more component: using these same strengths to forward knowledge, power or goodness.
My daily beauty regimen consists of washing my face before bed and putting on moisturizer.
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Happiness… consists in giving, and in serving others.
I’m a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don’t leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.
True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.
Our entire life – consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.
It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.
It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists.
Sometimes it occurs to me that the job of a serious cultural critic mostly consists in telling the generality of people that their opinions – on films, on books, on all manner of widgets, gadgets and even the latest electronic fidgets – simply aren’t up to scratch.
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.
The artist is not responsible to any one. His social role is asocial… his only responsibility consists in an attitude to the work he does.
The limitation upon this mode of promoting peace lies in the fact that it consists in an appeal to the civilized side of man, while war is the product of forces proceeding from man’s original savage nature.
Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
Anyone’s life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit.
Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith.
I think the world consists of yin and yang. There should be a balance, and it’s important to coexist peacefully, with respect and dignity, and whenever those lines are crossed I think it’s important for people to speak up for what they believe in.
The notions that nature exists to serve us; that its value consists of the instrumental benefits we can extract; that this value can be measured in cash terms; and that what can’t be measured does not matter, have proved lethal to the rest of life on Earth.
I’m trying to be one of the greatest players, so whatever level that consists of is where I want to take my game.
Their term project consists of a fieldwork collection of folklore that they create by interviewing family members, friends, or anyone they can manage to persuade to serve as an informant.
