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Consequences Of Our Actions Quotes

If we only look far enough off for the consequence of our actions, we can always find some point in the combination of results by which those actions can be justified: by adopting the point of view of a Providence who arranges results, or of a philosopher who traces them, we shall find it possible to obtain perfect complacency in choosing to do what is most agreeable to us in the present moment. George Eliot
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "The consequences of our actions take hold of us, quite..."
The consequences of our actions take hold of us, quite indifferent to our claim that meanwhile we have 'improved. Friedrich Nietzsche
We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn't hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition. Barbara Jordan
[W]isdom is the child of integrity—being integrated around principles. And integrity is the child of humility and courage. In fact, you could say that humility is the mother of all virtues because humility acknowledges that there are natural laws or principles that govern the universe. They are in charge. Pride teaches us that we are in charge. Humility teaches us to understand and live by principles, because they ultimately govern the consequences of our actions. If humility is the... Stephen Covey
Neil Gaiman quote: "We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And..."
We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And we must confront and accept the consequences of our actions. Neil Gaiman
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "The consequences of our actions seize us by the hair, very..."
The consequences of our actions seize us by the hair, very indifferent to the fact that we have meanwhile "reformed. Friedrich Nietzsche
The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed. J. K. Rowling
We human beings have enormous difficulty in focusing on the present; were always thinking about what we did, about how we could have done it better, about the consequences of our actions, and about why we didn't act as we should have. Paulo Coelho
You can’t measure time the way you measure the distance between two points. “Time” doesn’t pass. We human beings have enormous difficulty in focusing on the present; we’re always thinking about what we did, about how we could have done it better, about the consequences of our actions, and about why we didn’t act as we should have. Paulo Coelho
Kenneth Clarke quote: "It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our..."
It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq. Kenneth Clarke
The main reason for the terrible cruelty between men today, apart from the absence religion, is still the refined complexity of life which shields people from the consequences of their actions. However cruel Attila, Genghis Khan and their followers may have been, the act of killing people personally, face to face, must have been unpleasant: the wailing relatives and the presence of the corpses. And thus their cruelty was restrained. Nowadays we kill people through such a complex process of... Leo Tolstoy
Stephen Covey quote: "We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free..."
We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions. Stephen Covey
I have learned that the consequences of our past actions are always interesting; I have learned to view the present with a forward-looking eye. John Irving
James Lovelock quote: "For each of our actions there are only consequences."
For each of our actions there are only consequences. James Lovelock
Our religious belief usurps the place of our sensations, our imaginations of our judgment. We no longer look to actions, trace their consequences, and then deduce the rule; we first make the rule, and then, right or wrong, force the action to square with it. Francis Wright

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