Quotes about Consequence
The future depends on what you do today.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Let men see what's coming to them, and women will get what's coming to them.
- Mae West
The primary and most beautiful of Nature's qualities is motion, which agitates her at all times, but this motion is simply a perpetual consequence of crimes, she conserves it by means of crimes only.
- Marquis de Sade
Peter erred in life and in doctrine. Paul might have dismissed Peter's error as a matter of no consequence. But Paul saw that Peter's error would lead to the damage of the whole Church unless it were corrected. Therefore he withstood Peter to his face. The Church, Peter, the apostles, angels from heaven, are not to be heard unless they teach the genuine Word of God.
- Martin Luther
I am bound by conscience and the word of God. Therefore I can and will recant nothing, because to act against one's conscience is neither safe nor salutary. Here I stad. I can do no ether. So help me God.
- Martin Luther
I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?
- Samuel Johnson
Since sin, the consequence of idolatry, is what keeps humans in thrall to the nongods of the world, dealing with sin has a more profound effect than simply releasing humans to go to heaven. It releases humans from the grip of the idols, so they can worship the living God and be renewed according to his image.
- NT Wright
I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.
- Nelson Mandela
To tell the truth, I like the concept of evil people who eliminated each other, in a chain.
- Olga Tokarczuk
But the truth is that anyone who feels Anger, and does not take action, merely spreads the infection.
- Olga Tokarczuk