Consistency, constancy, and undeviating diligence to maintain Christian character are a must if the older generation is to command respect, or even a hearing, from the young.
Nothing that is not a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.
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Nothing that is not a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.
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