Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
The same form, substance, and consistency. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
Consistency, thou art a jewel. Popular Saying. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at last! Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being self-consistent. [ 1913 Webster ]