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“The world has been tragic since the day Adam and Eve sinned in the garden. From that moment murder, mayhem and war entered the scene and we are still suffering the consequences of a man-driven, self-serving, short-sighted environment.”

“Of all the ingenious mistakes into which erring man has fallen, perhaps none have been so pernicious in their consequences, or have brought so many evils into the world, as the popular opinion that the way of the transgressor is pleasant and easy.”

Men World Way Has Beens Evil Easy Sin Mistake Opinion Consequence Fallen Pleasant Ingenious Pernicious Popular Opinion Erring

Author:Hosea Ballou

“In every civilization, life grows easier. Men grow lazier in consequence. We have a picture of what happened to the individual Greek. (I cannot look at history, or at any human action, except as I look at the individual.) The Greeks had good food, good witty talk, pleasant dinner parties; and they were content. When the individual man had reached that condition in Athens, when the thought not of giving to the state but of what the state could give to him, Athens' freedom was doomed.”

“Men's actions to futurity appear but as the events to which they are conjoined do give them consequence.”

Men Giving Action Events Consequence

Author:Joanna Baillie

“My idea of the Christian religion is, that it is an inspiration and its vital consequences--an inspiration and a life--God's life breathed into a man and breathed through a man--the highest inspiration and the highest life of every soul which it inhabits; and, furthermore, that the soul which it inhabits can have no high issue which is not essentially religious.”

Men Ideas Soul Inspiration Christian Religion Religious Issues Highest Consequence

Book:PLAIN TALKS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS

Source: PLAIN TALKS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS

“So many of man's actions appear to have no immediate consequence but, concealed, do their work until finally all catches up and forms a complex web of cause and effect.”

Men Action Form Causes Effects Consequence Complexes Concealed Cause And Effect

Author:Tobsha Learner

“A man or a ruler should always take up a task after thoroughly considering its consequences. Otherwise fate also cannot protect his wealth.”

Men Should Political Wealth Fate Protect Consequence Tasks Rulers Considering

Author:Chanakya

“In a regime of Free Trade and free economic intercourse it would be of little consequence that iron lay on one side of a political frontier, and labour, coal, and blast furnaces on the other. But as it is, men have devised ways to impoverish themselves and one another; and prefer collective animosities to individual happiness.”

Source: The collected writings of John Maynard Keynes

“A ground frequently taken by Christian theologians is that the progress and civilization of the world are due to Christianity; and the discussion is complicated by the fact that many eminent servants of humanity have been nominal Christians, of one or other of the sects. My allegation will be that the special services rendered to human progress by these exceptional men have not been in consequence of their adhesion to Christianity, but in spite of it, and that the specific points of advantage to human kind have been in ratio of their direct opposition to precise Biblical enactments.”

Source: Has Humanity Gained from Unbelief?: Two Nights Debate Between Marsden Gibson and Charles Bradlaugh at Newcastle-on-Tyne

“For me, there were a few things in the Spider-Man comics that I thought were really interesting. There's this story about Peter's parents and where he came from, and I thought that it was really interesting to explore the emotional consequence of someone whose parents had left them, at a very young age.”

Men Stories Age Young Left Parent Interesting Emotional Consequence Peter Spiders Young Age Really Interesting Spider Man

Author:Marc Webb

“I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion. Leaving the higher matter of eternal consequences, between him and his Maker, I still do not think any man has the right thus to insult the feelings, and injure the morals, of the community in which he may live.”

Thinking Men May Stills Matter Feelings Religion Community Church Moral Enemy Support Higher Office Eternal Consequence Leaving Insult Makers Church And State Scoffers

Book:Lincoln on Lincoln

Source: Lincoln on Lincoln

“It is incident to physicians, I am afraid, beyond all other men, to mistake subsequence for consequence.”

Men Mistake Consequence Physicians Incidents

Author:Samuel Johnson

“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.”

Men Want Humans Littles Sometimes Too Much Worst Conditions Human Nature Consequence Guilt Harm Miserable Innocence Suspicion Distrust

Book:Israel Potter: Works of Melville

Source: Israel Potter: Works of Melville

“I argued that the chastity of women was of much more consequence than that of men, as the property and rights of families depend upon it.”

Men Family Rights Depends Consequence Property Chastity

Book:Boswell: the ominous years, 1774-1776

Source: Boswell: the ominous years, 1774-1776

“A man of sense, though born without wit, often lives to have wit. His memory treasures up ideas and reflections; he compares themwith new occurrences, and strikes out new lights from the collision. The consequence is sometimes bons mots, and sometimes apothegms.”

Men Ideas Sometimes Light Born Memories Reflection Consequence Strikes Wit Treasure Compare Collision

Author:Horace Walpole

“When it happeneth that a man signifieth unto us two contradictory opinions whereof the one is clearly and directly signified, andthe other either drawn from that by consequence, or not known to be contradictory to it; then (when he is not present to explicate himself better) we are to take the former of his opinions; for that is clearly signified to be his, and directly, whereas the other might proceed from error in the deduction, or ignorance of the repugnancy.”

Men Two Might Language Known Opinion Ignorance Consequence Errors Former Interpretation Contradictory Deductions Hermeneutics

Book:The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic: Part I, Human Nature, Part II, De Corpore Politico ; with Three Lives

Source: The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic: Part I, Human Nature, Part II, De Corpore Politico ; with Three Lives

“But they that hold God to be [an incorporeal substance]do absolutely make God to be nothing at all. But how? Were they atheists? No. For though by ignorance of the consequence they said that which was equivalent to atheism, yet in their hearts they thought God a substanceSo that this atheism by consequence is a very easy thing to be fallen into, even by the most godly men of the church.”

Men Heart Said Easy Church Atheism Ignorance Consequence Atheist Substance Fallen They Said Godly Easy Things Godly Man

Author:Thomas Hobbes

“A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that we can implicitly rely upon him. Often I have known a man to be preferred in stations of honor and profit because he had this reputation: When he said he knew a thing, he knew it, and when he said he would do a thing, he did it.”

Men World Said Known Trust Honor Consequence Profit Reputation Rely Stations Rely Upon

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“Afflicted with existence, each man endures like an animal the consequences which proceed from it. Thus, in a world where everything is detestable, hatred becomes huger than the world and, having transcended its object, cancels itself out.”

Men World Hate Animal Existence Objects Consequence Hatred Endure

Book:A short history of decay

Source: A short history of decay

“Not only in sex, but in all things men have moved blindly, have evolved out of slime to dissolve into it when this accident of consequences is over.”

Men Life Sex Consequence All Things Moved Accidents Slime

Author:E. M. Forster

“A man's opinion of danger varies at different times, in consequence of an irregular tide of animal spirits; and he is actuated by considerations which he dares not avow.”

Men Different Spirit Animal Opinion Danger Consequence Dare Consideration Tides Vary Different Times Animal Spirits

Book:The History of England: From the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of George II. Designed as a Continuation of Hume

Source: The History of England: From the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of George II. Designed as a Continuation of Hume

“Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be.”

Men May Action Choices Pay Attention Accepting Cases Consequence Responsible Investing Pay Attention Decision Making Inner Life

Author:W. H. Auden

“We face a fundamental question which can be described as both ethical and ecological. How can accelerated development be prevented from turning against man? How can one prevent disasters that destroy the environment and threaten all forms of life, and how can the negative consequences that have already occurred be remedied?”

Men Faces Form Environment Development Consequence Negative Fundamentals Environmental Disaster Ethical Stewardship Ecological Negative Consequences

Author:Pope John Paul II

“That is very fine; but it is impossible to make the men perfect; the men will always remain the same as they are now; and no legislation will make a man have more presence of mind, or, I believe, make him more cautious; and besides that, the next time such an accident occurs, the circumstances will be so different, that the instructions given to the men, in consequence of the former accident, will not apply.”

“The feminists are trying to tell women that there is really no difference between them and men. Just as men can be promiscuous, women can, too, and go for one night stands without consequences. But there are consequences. The women have the suffering of the abortion. They suffer more with the social diseases.”

Men Trying Night Suffering Social Differences Disease Consequence Feminist Abortion One Night One Night Stand Promiscuous

Author:Phyllis Schlafly

“God always saves the world from the consequences of unintended errors of men who live in fear of Him.”

Men World God Consequence Errors Save The World

Book:Collected Works

Source: Collected Works

“There is no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith. If Joseph Smith was verily a prophet, and if he told the truth...no man can reject that testimony without incurring the most dreadful consequences, for he cannot enter the kingdom of God”

Ifs Men Accepting Consequence Salvation Kingdoms Prophet Rejects Testimony Kingdom Of God Joseph Smith Incurring

Author:Joseph Fielding Smith

“I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history.”

“Sensitivity to nature is not an innate attribute of indigenous peoples. It is a consequence of adaptive choices that have resulted in the development of highly specialized peripheral skills. but those choices in turn spring from a comprehensive view of nature and the universe in which man and woman are perceived as but elements inextricably linked to the whole.”

Men Whole Turns Choices Universe Views Development Skills Elements Spring Men And Women Consequence Attributes Sensitivity Linked Innate Indigenous Comprehensive Indigenous People Adaptive

Author:Wade Davis

“I cannot raise my worth too high; Of what vast consequence am I! "Not of the importance you suppose," Replies a Flea upon his nose; "Be humble, learn thyself to scan; Know, pride was never made for man.”

Knows Men Made Pride Consequence Importance Raises Humble Noses Thyself Be Humble Fleas

Book:The Poetical Works of John Gay: In Three Volumes. Collated with the Best Editions:

Source: The Poetical Works of John Gay: In Three Volumes. Collated with the Best Editions:

“I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must still try to learn from history. History is ourselves.”

Men Trying Years Believe Stills Two Lasts I Believe History Havens Changed Thousand Consequence Triumph Spite Thousand Years

Book:Civilization

Source: Civilization

“This great increase of the quantity of work which, in consequence of the division of labour, the same number of people are capable of performing, is owing to three different circumstances; first, to the increase of dexterity in every particular workman; secondly, to the saving of the time which is commonly lost in passing from one species of work to another; and lastly, to the invention of a great number of machines which facilitate and abridge labour, and enable one man to do the work of many.”

Source: The Wealth of Nations: the Great Master

“It affords a violent prejudice against almost every science, that no prudent man, however sure of his principles, dares prophesy concerning any event, or foretell the remote consequences of things.”

Men Principles Events Consequence Prejudice Dare Violent Prudent

Book:Essays and treatises on several subjects: essays, moral, political and literary

Source: Essays and treatises on several subjects: essays, moral, political and literary

“Ought to have a universal compulsory force to move and arrange each part in the manner best suited to the whole. Just as nature gives each man an absolute power over all his members, the social compact gives the body politic an absolute power over all its members." "We grant that each person alienates, by the social compact, only that portion of his power, his goods, and liberty whose use is of consequence to the community; but we must also grant that only the sovereign is the judge of what is of consequence.”

“The way that I make films is that I sit down and I think, "How much money could I get with less consequences?" And that's how I start. I'd rather have less money and total autonomy than more money and start having to answer to things, because then I'm not being true and the money men are not being true.”

Thinking Men Way Film Answers Consequence Down And Being True More Money Autonomy

Author:Cliff Martinez

“The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.”

Men Individual He Man Authority Consequence Affair

Book:Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut

Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut

“To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an achievement for a man to do his duty on earth irrespective of the consequences.”

Men Believe Earth Suffering Duty Achievement Consequence Prison Prepared Conviction Worthwhile Be Prepared

Book:Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom

Source: Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom

“However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.”

Men May Evil Forget Virtue Path Middle Morality Consequence Extremes Beneficial Immorality Two Extremes Middle Path

Book:The Limits of State Action

Source: The Limits of State Action

“Not a change for the better in our human housekeeping has ever taken place that wise and good men have not opposed it-have not prophesied that the world would wake up to find its throat cut in consequence.”

Men World Humans Taken Wise Cutting Consequence Wake Up Good Man Throat Change For The Better Housekeeping

Book:Essays, English and American

Source: Essays, English and American

“Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.”

Men Wisdom Science Destiny Wise Fool Consequence Logic Logical Beacons Fools And Wise Scarecrow Natural Consequences Beacons Of Light

Author:Thomas Huxley

“All science is concerned with the relationship of cause and effect. Each scientific discovery increases man's ability to predict the consequences of his actions and thus his ability to control future events.”

Men Action Causes Ability Effects Events Discovery Consequence Concerned Increase Cause And Effect Scientific Discovery Future Events

Book:The Peter prescription: how to be creative, confident & competent

Source: The Peter prescription: how to be creative, confident & competent

“Would God give a bird wings and make it a crime to fly? Would he give me brains and make it a crime to think? Any God that would damn one of his children for the expression of his honest thought wouldn't make a decent thief. When I read a book and don't believe it, I ought to say so. I will do so and take the consequences like a man.”

Source: Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll: Including His Letters on the Chinese God--Is Suicide a Sin?--The Right to One's Life--etc. Etc. Etc

“The exercise of freedom invariably results in some choices that are unwise or wrong. But, by living with the consequences of his foolish choices a man learns to choose more wisely next time.”

Men Choices Next Results Exercise Consequence Foolish Next Time Unwise

Author:Edmund A. Opitz

“The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices. The physician does not preach repentance; he offers absolution.”

Men Doe Offers Consequence Aim Medicine Vices Repentance Virtuous Rescue Physicians Hygiene Absolution

Book:Mencken Chrestomathy

Source: Mencken Chrestomathy

“Perfection is the natural consequence of eternity: wait long enough, and anything will realize its potential. Coal becomes diamonds, sand becomes pearls, apes become men. It's simply not given to us, in one lifetime, to see those consummations, and so every failure becomes a reminder of death.”

Men Long Enough Given Waiting Realizing Natural Consequence Perfection Eternity Lifetime Sand Diamond Coal Pearls Reminders Apes Natural Consequences

Book:The rule of four

Source: The rule of four

“The whole future of America's black community is at risk. One out of every three young black men in Washington, D.C., is under one arm or the other of the criminal justice system. These are the continuing consequences of slavery.”

“Animal experimentation is the blackest of all the black crimes that a man is at present committing... We should be able to refuse to live if the price of living be the torture of sentient beings... I abhor [animal] experimentation with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence... The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

“The consequence is that every man comes to know himself solely in terms of his power for defence and attack.”

Knows Men Term Consequence Every Man Defence

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“All the words that George Bush used in public during the early stages of the crisis - "wanted, dead or alive," "a crusade," etc. - suggest not so much an orderly and considered progress towards bringing the man to justice according to international norms, but rather something apocalyptic, something of the order of the criminal atrocity itself. That will make matters a lot, lot worse, because there are always consequences.”

Men Matter Wanted Used Order Justice Alive Progress Stage He Man Consequence Crisis International Criminals Etc Norm Atrocities Orderly Apocalyptic Crusades

Author:Edward Said

“One of the greatest evils is the foolishness of a good man. For the giving man to withhold helping someone in order to first assure personal fortification is not selfish, but to elude needless self-destruction; martyrdom is only practical when the thought is to die, else a good man faces the consequence of digging a hole from which he cannot escape, and truly helps no one in the long run.”

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