consistency
by zoss in introflection, pessoal(below are quotes and anecdotes concerning consistency, or, rather, lack there of. If you know, or at some point in the future you hear or read, a related incident or quote, please remember this post and don’t hesitate to share.)
“To err is human; to repent divine; to persist devilish.” –Benjamin Franklin. (thanks N)
“How do you deal with inconsistencies?” I asked a priest one time. His answer came back very swift and consice: “You let them go!” That was that.
Aldous Huxley wrote in the forward to the second edition of his “Brave New World”:
Chronic remorse, as all moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.
Comment by Twosret — 19/8/2005 @ 4:44
Funny to see this entry as I was just discussing this with a friend of mine a child psychologists.