Quotes about Consequences

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

Violence breeds violence. Acts of violence committed in "justice" or in affirmation of "rights" or in defense of "peace" do not end violence. They prepare and justify its continuation.

If I speak, I am condemned. If I stay silent, I am damned!

Everything you do is a seed that you sow. Seed bad, harvest bad. Seed good, harvest good. And the list goes on and on.

Your most important tasks and priorities are those that can have the most serious consequences, positive or negative, on your life or work. Focus on these above all.

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.

Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside

We don't give our criminals much punishment, but we sure give 'em plenty of publicity.

See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails

If life ends at the grave, then it makes no ultimate difference whether you live as a Stalin or as a Mother Teresa. Since your destiny is ultimately unrelated to your behavior, you may as well just live as you please. As the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky put it: "If there is no immortality … then all things are permitted.