Cause Quotes

8820 Cause quotes by 4129 unique authors

The swan is not without cause dedicated to Apollo, because foreseeing his happiness in death, he dies with singing and pleasure. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Love is pleasure accompanied by the idea of an external cause, and hatred pain accompanied by the idea of an external cause. — Baruch Spinoza
The continuous disasters of man's history are mainly due to his excessive capacity and urge to become identified with a tribe, nation, church or cause,… — Arthur Koestler
We cannot be wise while in the grip of a deep fear. ... This is why demagogues, when seeking our support, will first cause us… — Philip Gulley
Contentions fierce, Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause. — Walter Scott
Joy, happiness ... we do not question. They are beyond question, maybe. A matter of being. But pain forces us to think, and to make… — May Sarton
When the only bond between close friends is attachment, then even a minor issue may cause one's projections to change. As soon as our projections… — Dalai Lama
Dying is an integral part of life, as natural and predictable as being born. But whereas birth is cause for celebration, death has become a… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
The brave man seeks not popular applause, Nor, overpower'd with arms, deserts his cause; Unsham'd, though foil'd, he does the best he can, Force is… — John Dryden
I venerate the man whose heart is warm, Whose hands are pure, whose doctrine and whose life, Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That he is honest… — William Cowper
As a great part of the uneasiness of matrimony arises from mere trifles,, it would be wise in every young married man to enter into… — Henry Fielding
Don't argue! You cannot win, you cannot beat a woman in a arguement. It's impossble you will not win. Cause men, we are handicapped when… — Chris Rock
I'll write, because I'll give - You critics means to live; For should I not supply - The cause, the effect would die — Robert Herrick
Here is the beginning of philosophy: a recognition of the conflicts between men, a search for their cause, a condemnation of mere opinion .. .… — Epictetus
Party spirit enlists a man's virtues in the cause of his vices. — Richard Whately
For who is there but you? Who not only claim to be a good man and a gentleman, for many are this, and yet have… — Socrates
Neutrality in things good or evil is both odious and prejudicial; but in matters of an indifferent nature is safe and commendable. Herein taking of… — Joseph Hall
All over the world kids and women [are] getting killed right now over beliefs, this is silly to get angry over. If it bothers you… — Diplo
Why does pouring Oil on the Sea make it Clear and Calm? Is it that the winds, slipping the smooth oil, have no force, nor… — Plutarch
A 'whim' is a desire experienced by a person who does not know and does not care to discover its cause. — Ayn Rand
We cause our diseases. We are directly responsible for any illness that happens to us. — Michael Crichton
When I was 7, my proudest possession would have been my bookshelf 'cause I had alphabetized all of the books on my bookshelf. — Neil Gaiman
Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a… — Florence Nightingale
When you have a brilliant sun, which is a source of vision, the light from the sun shines through every window of the house, and… — Chogyam Trungpa
He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality on the bench, tyranny on the throne; and with a… — Robert Green Ingersoll

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