“Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.”
Norman Cousins
“While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.”
Stephen R. Covey
“Any intelligent woman who reads the marriage contract, and then goes into it, deserves all the consequences.”
Isadora Duncan
“Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values.”
Sidney Hook
“Too much caution is bad for you. By avoiding things you fear, you may let yourself in for unhappy consequences. It is usually wiser to stand up to a scary-seeming experience and walk right into it, risking the bruises as hard knocks. You are likely to find it is not as tough as you had thought. Or you may find it plenty tough, but also discover you have what it takes to handle it.”
Norman Vincent Peale
“The weight of the world rests not one one man, but on all men, and when some men slack off, all men suffer the consequent reaction. We don't need governments, we need likeminded communities.”
Dedrick D. L. Pitter
“We punish ourselves, by the acts of violence that we inflict; whether it be in this lifetime, or the next.”
Enrique Vega
