Consequence Quotes

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Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent. — Aldous Huxley
Too great a preoccupation with motives (especially one's own motive) is liable to lead to too little concern for consequences. — Katharine Whitehorn
The thinker philosophizes as the lover loves. Even were the consequences not only useless but harmful, he must obey his impulse. — William James
In that disputable point of persecuting men for conscience sake, I see such dreadful consequences rising, I would be as fully convinced of the truth… — Joseph Addison
Instability of temper ought to be checked when it disposes men to wander from one scheme to another: since such a fickleness cannot but be… — Joseph Addison
A man may plan as much as he wants to, but nothing of consequence is likely to come of it until the magician circumstance steps… — Mark Twain
A fearful instance of the ill consequences attending upon irascibility - alive, with the qualifications of the dead - dead, with the propensities of the… — Edgar Allan Poe
The evil that machinery is doing is not merely in the consequence of its work but in the fact that it makes men themselves machines… — Oscar Wilde
I think the company's [HP's] success will be my legacy. The company's failure will be my failure, with all the predictable consequences of that. — Carly Fiorina
Diligence in employments of less consequence is the most successful introduction to greater enterprises. — Samuel Johnson
In an atmosphere of uniform density the most distant things seen through it, such as the mountains, in consequence of the great quantity of atmosphere… — Leonardo da Vinci
The fundamental defect of Christian ethics consists in the fact that it labels certain classes of acts 'sins' and others 'virtue' on grounds that have… — Bertrand Russell
At the same time I think it is absolutely necessary that there be no confusion, no misunderstanding that if the Iraqis.. do not comply, then… — Colin Powell
The concentration camp is the final expression of human separateness and its ultimate consequence. It is organized abandonment. — Arthur Miller
I'm enjoying the most perfect tranquillity, free from all worries, and in consequence would like to stay this way forever, in a peaceful corner of… — Claude Monet
Self-interest and mutual interest are inextricably linked. National interests can best be advanced through collective action, ... Calculate not just the human misery of the… — Tony Blair
The good photograph is not the object, the consequences of the photograph are the objects. So that no one would say, how did you do… — Dorothea Lange
Limiting birth by artificial means is an absurdly wrong step. The consequences of this act are irresponsible fatherhood or frustrated motherhood. — Sathya Sai Baba
Cultivate a sweet temper and the sweet speech which is its natural consequence. — Sathya Sai Baba
This is great art, we've been told this by the great pundits of our age. And in consequence why should we bother to learn? There's… — Anthony Burgess

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