The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
Cause Quotes
Misfortunes occur only when a man is false… Events, circumstances, etc., have their origin in ourselves. They spring from seeds which we have sown.
Every cause that has not yet produced its effect is an event that has not yet come to its completion.
Take away the cause, and the effect ceases; what the eye ne’er sees, the heart ne’er rues.
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions.
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
Ours is an abiding faith in the cause of human freedom. We know it is God’s cause.
A Pasteur, a Morse, an Edison, a Ford, a Wright, a Marx, a Lenin, a Mao Tse Tung are the effects of numberless causes, the causes of endless effects.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
