#consequence

The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups. ↗

— Henry Hazlitt

#any #art #consequences #consists #economics

So, what can't you take? Decide which of the two options is harder, and do the other. That way, no matter how hard your choice turns out to be, at least you can find comfort in knowing you're avoiding something even worse. ↗

— Josephine Angelini

#decision-making #comfort

And now, no matter what I thought I had done or why I did it, it has become completely untrue because of what I have done since. ↗

— Tony Burgess

#motives #self-reflection #motivational

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#been #committed #consequence #errors #failures

So obviously, any religion embodies some form of rules and expectations for behavior, and even sometimes consequences, and they don't want to hear any of that. ↗

— Pat Boone

#behavior #consequences #embodies #even #expectations

If younger people see older people who haven't planned ahead and have to rely on charity, the young will be more likely to provide for the future. Today when someone plans poorly, the only consequence people see is a demand for more government. ↗

— Harry Browne

#charity #consequence #demand #future #government

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived? ↗

— Joseph Butler

#consequences #deceived #desire #should #them

Sooner or later, jihadist-style terror and WMD are going to come together and the consequences could be horrendous. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#consequences #could #going #horrendous #later

State formation has been a brutal project, with many hideous consequences. But the results exist, and their pernicious aspects should be overcome. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#been #brutal #consequences #exist #formation

Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom. ↗

— Jeremy Collier

#days #fittest #knowledge #multitude #teach