Consist
To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.
To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.
To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in.
To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.
To insist; -- followed by on.
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Consist Quotations
Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing.
Henry David Thoreau
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
Aristotle
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.
Coco Chanel
Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand.
Karl Marx
The jury consist of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
Robert Frost
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.
Thomas Paine
I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.
Thomas Paine
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour.
Jonathan Swift
Consist Translations
consist in Dutch is bestaan uit
consist in French is consistons, consistent, consistez, consister
consist in German is besteht aus, zusammensetzend
consist in Italian is essere di
consist in Portuguese is consista
consist in Spanish is consistir
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