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inconsistencies

«Inconsistency is the only thing in which men are consistent»
«A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a predictable, orderly world. For instance, injustice, unfairness or inconsistency in the parents seems to make a child feel anxious and unsafe. This attitude may not be so mu»
«English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin -- a language with which it has precious little in common. In Latin, to take one example, it is not possible to split an infinitive. So in English, the early authorities decided, it should not be possible to split an infinitive either. But there is no reason why we shouldn't, any more than we should forsake instant coffee and air travel because they weren't available to the Romans. Making English grammar conform to Latin rules is like asking people to play baseball using the rules of football. It is a patent absurdity. But once this insane notion became established, grammarians found themselves having to draw up ever more complicated and circular arguments to accommodate the inconsistencies.»
«Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable»
«No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies»
«Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.»
«Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely.»
«Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true»
«Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle.»
«Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts and inconsistencies»