Consist in/of
Hi, there

Should I say consist in or consist of in these sentences?

"A polite attitude consists precisely of/in a kind of deliberate mimicry of manifestations spontaneous in the cordial man"
"Dignity does not consist in/of possessing honors, but in/of deserving them"

Thank you very much

Question

Consist in/of
Hi, there

Should I say consist in or consist of in these sentences?

"A polite attitude consists precisely of/in a kind of deliberate mimicry of manifestations spontaneous in the cordial man"
"Dignity does not consist in/of possessing honors, but in/of deserving them"

Thank you very much

Answer

I would say always "consist of" in any situation.  It is one of those verb/ preposition combinations that is always used, kind of like "believe in" or "according to".

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