Quotes about Consequence

We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them.

He who finds he has wasted a shilling may by diligence hope to fetch it up again; but no repentance or industry can ever bring back one wasted hour.

Once the truth is denied to human beings, it is pure illusion to try to set them free. Truth and freedom either go together hand in hand or together they perish in misery.

The men who now sat in front of his desk had been taught that the law of causality was a superstition and that one had to deal with the situation of the moment without considering its cause.

But by the end of two years, most have either changed careers or moved to suburban schools - a consequence of low pay, a lack of support from the educational bureaucracy, and a pervasive feeling of isolation.

Poor thing, thought Garnett, to have to commit yourself so hard to one moment of poor judgment.

There's no way we can escape accountability. We do make a difference—one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives.

I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday

The price must be paid and the process followed. You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.

We are free to choose our response in any situation, but in doing so, we choose the attendant consequence. When we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of those actions. Consequences are governed by natural law.

Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences. We are free to choose our response in any situation, but in doing so, we choose the attendant consequence. "When we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other.