John Morley Quotes

As the means, so the end.

He who picks up one end of a stick picks up the other. He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.

Methods and means cannot be separated from the ultimate aim.

For each of our actions there are only consequences.

All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems natural to suppose, must take their whole character and color from the end to which they are subservient.

If you do something, expect consequences.

I believe that everything we think and feel and do produces a result and that we have to deal with that result - that result is then something that produces another result, so on and so forth, so yes, I do believe in causality.

There is no act, however trivial, but has its train of consequences.

Every choice you make has a consequence, every one. It's mathematic. It cannot fail; it never fails.

I guess in the end, it doesn’t matter what we wanted. What matters is what we chose to do with the things we had.

Everything you do has some effect, some impact.

As the cause is, so the effect will be.

Each choice has a consequence. Each consequence a destination.

you never know which thing you do is going to turn out to be important. I'm sure we've all done very small things that had very great impact and very big things that didn't make any difference. So, create the means that best reflect the ends we want. Try to make each moment authentic, and you'll get to an authentic end.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. You never know what it’s going to look like on the other side, but you’ll see it eventually if you keep your eyes open.

We are so anxious to achieve some particular end that we never pay attention to the psycho-physical means whereby that end is to be gained. So far as we are concerned, any old means is good enough. But the nature of the universe is such that ends can never justify the means. On the contrary, the means always determine the end.

You cannot expect to get the effect when you neglect to create the cause.

Every choice you make has an end result.

Every person's every action has an effect.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end.

There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.

There is a price to pay for most of our actions. For every action, there is a reaction.