45 Consequences Of Actions Quotes

Actions have a profound impact on our lives, weaving a complex tapestry of outcomes that shape our experiences and define our paths. Whether we act on a whim or deliberate carefully, the repercussions of our choices ripple through time, leaving lasting imprints. As we navigate the complexities of life, it's crucial to reflect on the significance of our actions. In this blog post, we delve into a thoughtfully curated collection of the top 45 quotes that explore the consequences of actions, offering wisdom and insights from great minds to inspire and guide us in our daily decisions.

1. “Every little trifle, for some reason, does seem incalculably important today, and when you say of a thing that 'nothing hangs on it,' it sounds like blasphemy. There's never any knowing—(how am I to put it?)—which of our actions, which of our idlenesses won't have things hanging on it for ever.” - E.M. Forster

2. “If, before every action, we were to begin by weighing up the consequences, thinking about them in earnest, first the immediate consequences, then the probable, then the possible, then the imaginable ones, we should never move beyond the point where our first thought brought us to a halt. The good and evil resulting from our words and deeds go on apportioning themselves, one assumes in a reasonably uniform and balanced way, throughout all the days to follow, including those endless days, when we shall not be here to find out, to congratulate ourselves or ask for pardon, indeed there are those who claim that this is the much talked of immortality.” - José Saramago

3. “There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.” - Robert G. Ingersoll

4. “He hated sounding guilty. Terrible things always followed.” - Mel Odom

5. “The thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you. In books the heroes can make as many mistakes as they like. It doesn't matter what they do, because everything works out in the end. They'll beat the bad guys and put things right and everything ends up cool.In real life, vacuum cleaners kill spiders. If you cross a busy road without looking, you get whacked by a car. If you fall from a tree, you break some bones. Real life's nasty. It's cruel. It doesn't care about heroes and happy endings and the way things should be. In real life, bad things happen. People die. Fights are lost. Evil often wins. I just wanted to make that clear before I begun.” - Darren Shan

6. “There are always consequences to the truth.” - Patti Callahan Henry

7. “People say that it's the big decisions that are important... that these are the type of issues worthy of prolonged consideration. But no one ever explains how it's the little choices that send your life careening in another direction.” - Julie Gittus

8. “The Wrong we have Done, Thought, or Intended Will wreak its Vengeance onOur SOULS.” - Carl Gustav Jung

9. “Wait.” Stefan’s voice was hard suddenly. Bonnie and Elena turned back and froze, embracing each other, trembling. “What is your—your father—going to do to you when he finds out that you allowed this?”"He will not kill me,” Sage said brusquely, the wild tone back in his voice. “He may even find it as amusant as I do, and we will be sharing a belly laugh tomorrow.” - L.J. Smith

10. “If every time we choose a turd, society, at a great expense, simply allows us to redeem it for a pepperoni, then not only will we never learn to make smart choices, we will also surrender the freedom to choose, because a choice without consequences is no choice at all.” - Tom Robbins

11. “What's the use you learning to do right when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?” - Mark Twain

12. “We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them.” - Sean Covey

13. “Karma has been a pop culture term for ages. But really, what the heck is it?Karma is not an inviolate engine of cosmic punishment. Rather, it is a neutral sequence of acts, results, and consequences.Receiving misfortune does not necessarily indicate that one has committed evil. But it is a sufficient indicator of something else.And that something else can be anything, as long as it is a logical consequence of what has come before.Consider: if you fall into a well, you are not a bad person who deserves to suffer—you are merely someone who took a wrong step. Or someone who had one drink too many. Or got a head rush due to poor circulation. Or forgot to wear your glasses. Or—The reasons are plentiful, and all plausible. But the chain of cause and effect goes way, way back into the deepest hoariest recesses of your personal past.So never rule out retribution. But never expect it.” - Vera Nazarian

14. “Actions always have consequences!” - Joel Coen

15. “That’s right; put on the steam, fasten down the escape-valve, and sit on it, and see there you’ll land.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe

16. “What you are, and who you are should provide greater clarity about where you have been and where you are headed. Although one distinguishes spiritual from physical nature, the ultimate unification of the two is the consequence of the struggle for internal, external and eternal – peace.” - T.F. Hodge

17. “If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.” - Criss Jami

18. “Screw the rules, damn the consequences, and just love. Love until it kills you, because there's nothing better worth dying for.” - Karen Amanda Hooper

19. “The most important thing in my life is to be the best mother that I can be to my daughter and two sons; full of blessings and love. I can guide them, pray for their goals to be achieved, and follow a good path; but ultimately it will be up to them to live their own lives and make their own choices knowing there are rewards and consequences.” - Ana Monnar

20. “Words have consequences.” - Albert Marrin

21. “In the world I lived in, the world of human people, there were ties and debts and consequences and good deeds. That was what bound people to society; maybe that was what constituted society. And I tried to live in my little niche in it the best way I could.” - Charlaine Harris

22. “Yeah, they look great, but that isn't a fantasy come true, Harry. That's a wood chipper in Playboy bunny clothing.” - Jim Butcher

23. “The consequences of our actions take hold of us, quite indifferent to our claim that meanwhile we have 'improved.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

24. “You took a life and the theft went unpunished. God didn't strike you down. The sky didn't fall. The morning after, you turned on the faucet and water still came out... It was still good when you raised your arm for a cab and one came towards you out of the flow like magic. You did things that were supposed to end you and found they were only things that changed you. It was a disappointment and a revelation and a bereavement and a new thrilling nudity. It was the basic prosaic obscenity: You kept going.” - Glen Duncan

25. “This misfortune you find is of your own manufacture.Keep hold of what you have, it will harm no other,for hatred comes home to the hand that chose it.” - Simon Armitage

26. “The walls were coming down around me, but still, I couldn't imagine telling the truth. Not now. It was too late. How can I tell Mom and Dad what we'd done? It would ruin everything. It would ruin their image of me; it would ruin every thought they'd ever had about who I was. It would be another death.Another loss. Another miscarriage.” - Dana Reinhardt

27. “Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.” - Iris Murdoch

28. “[O]ver sufficiently long a term, as everyone knows, there is nothing that does not have as its consequence death.” - Mohsin Hamid

29. “Sometimes, what's right is not peaceful or passive. What matters is that you do not hide from the consequences. You bear what must be borne.” - Orson Scott Card

30. “Perhaps the rest of the world was gone. It was the most plausible answer. Heaven knows she couldn’t see or think of anyone else. That must be the answer, they were the only two people left, as the Earth spun into a timeless abyss. Claire once read time doesn’t pass at normal speeds within a black hole. If one were to travel into a black hole for only moments and return again, centuries would have passed. That explained the sensation she felt, once again peering into his dark gaze. She wouldn’t look away; she’d trained herself better than that. Then again, she reasoned, it wasn’t an option. She couldn’t divert her gaze if she wanted. The hold upon her stare was stronger than any ropes or chains made by man. Claire knew from experience, submitting to the hold was her best chance at survival. Fighting was a futile waste of energy.” - Aleatha Romig

31. “Tony poured wine into each glass and handed one to Claire. “Do you remember when we had wine at the Red Wing?”Claire closed her eyes, recalling the scene from a lifetime ago, and nodded. “I do.”“I’d been watching you for years. I was so nervous that night. I thought I was planning your acquisition.” He looked into his red liquid. Her stance straightened, “If you’re using business metaphors, may I suggest hostile takeover. It’s more appropriate.” - Aleatha Romig

32. “He spoke again as if he hadn’t just shattered his promise and her security. Her house of glass now lay in a pile of shards.” - Aleatha Romig

33. “God she hated the dance. A blow to the cheek one minute and discussing a romantic getaway the next. It was the one step forward, two steps back waltz. She wanted to scream. Sitting on the side of the bed, Claire allowed herself tears and swallowed” - Aleatha Romig

34. “Don’t think so. We all make our choices, and those choices have consequences.” - Kami Garcia

35. “Every decision has a consequence.” - Damon Darrell

36. “What you did when you were young could kill you. It just might take years to do it.” - Courtney Milan

37. “Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand.  And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the consequences.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

38. “It is better to tell the truth and face the punishment, than to lie and face the consequences.” - Anthony Liccione

39. “Some things you sentence yourself to life for.” - Donna Lynn Hope

40. “I have to live with my mistakes, but I don’t have to regret them. I regret my actions but I can’t regret the consequences. We all make our own paths in life. Everyone we meet, everything we do, it changes us. It makes us who we are. And, if we’re lucky, we’re given the chance to make things right again.” - Karina Halle

41. “Can you sacrifice people?' I asked. 'Take their magic that way?''Yes,' he said. 'But there's a catch.''What's the catch?''You get hunted down even unto the ends of the Earth and summarily executed.” - Ben Aaronovitch

42. “I meant that the hatred of that July day in Nashville was alive and well on that horrible day in Pittsburgh. People hate others so they strike like snakes. It’s all connected—we’re all connected, bumping around into each other, some of us good, some bad, most a mixture. Every thought acted upon has consequences. Every one.” - Laura Anderson Kurk

43. “We are the sum total of the decisions we have made.” - E.A. Bucchianeri

44. “WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES when we go against our instincts? What are the consequences of not speaking out? What are the consequences of guilt, shame, and doubt?” - Terry Tempest Williams

45. “If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.” - Shannon L. Alder