“If you drink too much, you go out and you harm to somebody, you have to suffer the consequences. Same way with health matters. You don't have the right to demand that someone else take care of you because of your habits.” IfsWayMatterCareSufferingToo MuchHabitDrinkDemandConsequenceTake CareHarm Author:Ron Paul
“An indiscriminate distrust of human nature is the worst consequence of a miserable condition, whether brought about by innocence or guilt. And though want of suspicion more than want of sense, sometimes leads a man into harm; yet too much suspicion is as bad as too little sense.” MenWantHumansLittlesSometimesToo MuchWorstConditionsHuman NatureConsequenceGuiltHarmMiserableInnocenceSuspicionDistrust Book:Israel Potter: Works of Melville Source: Israel Potter: Works of Melville
“The gradual depletion of the ozone layer and the related "greenhouse effect" has now reached crisis proportions as a consequence of industrial growth, massive urban concentrations and vastly increased energy needs. Industrial waste, the burning of fossil fuels, unrestricted deforestation, the use of certain types of herbicides, coolants and propellants: all of these are known to harm the atmosphere and environment.” NeedsUseCertainEnergyGrowthKnownEnvironmentEffectsTypeWasteConsequenceCrisisEnvironmentalHarmBurningAtmosphereRelatedProportionFuelConcentrationMassiveSustainabilityLayersUrbanFossilsFossil FuelGreenhousesDeforestationOzoneOzone LayerHerbicides Author:Pope John Paul II
“With each of the choices that we make, we create consequences and we ourselves experience those consequences. If you harm another soul. If you cause pain or trauma in another soul, you yourself will experience that trauma.” IfsSoulPainChoicesCausesConsequenceTraumaHarm Author:Gary Zukav
“Reasonably accurate appraisal of one's own capabilities is, therefore, of considerable value in successful functioning. Large misjudgments of personal efficacy in either direction have consequences. People who grossly overestimate their capabilities undertake activities that are clearly beyond their reach. As a result, they get themselves into considerable difficulties, undermine their credibility, and suffer needless failures. Some of the missteps, of course, can produce serious, irreparable harm” PeopleSufferingValuesCoursesResultsSuccessfulProduceSeriousActivityConsequenceDifficultyHarmCapabilityAccurateCredibilityEfficacySelf EfficacyOverestimateIrreparableAppraisalIrreparable Harm Author:Albert Bandura
“The principal tenet of Jainism is non-harming. Observant Jains will literally not harm a fly. Fundamentalist Jainism and fundamentalist Islam do not have the same consequences, neither logically nor behaviorally.” ConsequenceIslamHarmPrincipalFundamentalistObservantJainism Author:Sam Harris
“Drons change the way politicians think about war. You already have society's barriers against war dropping, and now you have a technology that takes the barriers to the ground. We can carry it out without having to deal with some of the consequences of sending our sons and daughters into harm's way.” ThinkingWayWarDealsTechnologySonPoliticianDaughterConsequenceHarmBarriersDroppingSon And DaughterAgainst War Author:P. W. Singer
“I believe that it is truly important for everyone to confront in dialogue the historical reality of the Reformation, its consequences and the responses it elicited. Catholics and Lutherans can ask forgiveness for the harm they have caused one another and for their offenses committed in the sight of God. Together we can rejoice in the longing for unity which the Lord has awakened in our hearts, and which makes us look with hope to the future.” BelieveLooksHeartImportantRealityTogetherAsksI BelieveLordConsequenceSightCatholicLongingHistoricalUnityResponseCommittedHarmDialogueRejoiceOffenseAwakenedReformationAsking For ForgivenessTogether We CanLutherans Author:Pope Francis
“And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence” TruthWinningDarknessHonestConsequenceInstrumentsHarmBetrayTriflesNever LieMacbeth PlayImportant MacbethMacbeth ThemeDarkness In Macbeth Author:William Shakespeare
“Making mistakes is part of learning to choose well. No way around it. Choices are thrust upon us, and we don't always get things right. Even postponing or avoiding a decision can become a choice that carries heavy consequences. Mistakes can be painful-sometimes they cause irrevocable harm-but welcome to Earth. Poor choices are part of growing up, and part of life. You will make bad choices, and you will be affected by the poor choices of others. We must rise above such things.” WayWellsSometimesEarthChoicesCausesDecisionPoorMistakeGrowing UpGrowingConsequencePainfulHeavyHarmWelcomeMaking MistakesCarrieAffectedAvoidingRise AboveThrustParts Of LifeIrrevocableBad ChoicesPostponingPoor Choices Author:Brandon Mull
“There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it comes our only basic human duty: the duty to accept the consequences of our actions.” HumansActionLibertyAcceptingDutyPleaseConsequenceHarmOur ActionsConsequences Of Our Actions Author:P. J. O'Rourke