Quotes About Consequences

Weak men are apt to be cruel because they stick at nothing that may repair the ill effect of their mistakes.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup;... at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

If the camel once gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow.

Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.

The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh; but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword; but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.

Two wrongs do not make a right.

Reckless youth makes rueful age.

There is no such thing as concealment. Commit a crime, and the earth is made of glass.

Every man is the son of his actions.

Ja! - Teška rije?, koja u o?ima onih pred kojima je kazana odre?uje naše mjesto, kobno i nepromjenjivo, ?esto daleko ispred ili iza onog što mi o sebi znamo, izvan naše volje i izvan naših snaga. Strašna rije? koja nas, jednom izgovorena, zauvijek vezuje i poistovje?uje sa svim onim što smo zamislili i rekli i sa ?im nikad nismo ni pomišljali da se poistovjetimo, a u stvari smo, u sebi, ve? odavno jedno.

Svako ljudsko delo i svaka re? mogu da donesu zlo.

ako svaki udari onog ko mu smeta i ko mu je najbliži pri ruci, to onda nema kraja; ode bitka na kraj svijeta.

Možda revolucije ra?aju ?udovišta? -Jeste, ali one se za?inju u veli?ini i moralnoj ?istoti, ali ra?aju ?udovišta.

u naše vreme i najve?i ratovi i najsavršenije pobede retko i nepotpuno rešavaju pitanja zbog kojih se ratovalo i pobedilo, ali zato otvaraju redovno velik broj novih i teških pitanja.

Samo, u ovakvom potpunom ostvarenju jedne želje kriju se velike opasnosti, a najve?a je u onoj novoj želji koja se namesto ostvarenja javlja. Ko zna kakva je ta i kud nas može odvesti? I ko zna od ?ega nas je branilo postojanje one prve, dok je bila u nama i mu?ila nas, živa i neostvarena?

?udnovato je, ali istinito, da te velike nesre?e, kao mine sa duga?kim fitiljem, eksplodiraju tek mnogo docnije, ?esto kad ih ve? niko više ne o?ekuje.

People do not like to lose their lives. That is the reason why they should not take other people's.

The wrong is never the only thing a wrong-doer has done.

Truth is love's mother, and we all know it is not wise to lie to anyone's mother. Somehow, some way, Mother always finds out that you are lying. When she does, there is hell to pay!

Not all murder is evil... In the right time, the right place, for the right reason -- it can be a blessing more profound than any you can imagine

He cleared his throat and reminded himself that if you pissed Her Holiness off, they'd need barbecue tongs to pick up your steaming pieces.

Here's the way it works. You're going to find yourself at a crossroads.. There's going to be a dcision you'll have to make, an action to be taken or not, a choice between polar opposites. All of what you are and what you have been and what you could be will be measured on your decision. And the consequences? They don't just affect you. They affect everyone. This is not simple life and death - it's about eternity. Yours. Others'. Do not understimate how far this goes.

An overseer called him a traitor, and Rytlock killed him. That's how he became an overseer. Later, a legionnaire called him a deserter, and Rytlock killed him as well. That's how he became a legionnaire.

And you're not going to tell me she didn't make a move on you. At least test the waters. The waters, he said, were not receptive. If they had been, I'd have drowned her in them already.