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Cause Quotes

"Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat."

"Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat."

Simone Weil, French Philosopher

Cause, Conflict

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"The cause of these global changes is fundamentally due to the Sun and its effect on the Earth as it moves about in its orbit. Not from man-made activities."

"The cause of these global changes is fundamentally due to the Sun and its effect on the Earth as it moves about in its orbit. Not from man-made activities."

William W. Vaughan, American Scientist

Cause, Earth, Effect, Man

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"In a just cause the weak will beat the strong."

"In a just cause the weak will beat the strong."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"They never fail who die in a great cause."

"They never fail who die in a great cause."

Lord Byron, British Poet

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"Don't speak of action [effect]. Don't serve the action [effect]. It is a result. But serve the causes [do the causes]. Nothing will be achieved unless you serve the cause."

"Don't speak of action [effect]. Don't serve the action [effect]. It is a result. But serve the causes [do the causes]. Nothing will be achieved unless you serve the cause."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Cause, Wisdom, Truth, Life, Power

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"This world is not without causes. There is Moksha [ultimate liberation] when one's causes stops. There is Moksha where everyone's 'claim' is completed. Without a cause, effect does not happen."

"This world is not without causes. There is Moksha [ultimate liberation] when one's causes stops. There is Moksha where everyone's 'claim' is completed. Without a cause, effect does not happen."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Cause, Spiritual, Truth, Wisdom, Life

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"So inscrutable is the arrangement of causes and consequences in this world, that a two-penny duty on tea, unjustly imposed in a sequestered part of it, changes the condition of all its inhabitants."

"So inscrutable is the arrangement of causes and consequences in this world, that a two-penny duty on tea, unjustly imposed in a sequestered part of it, changes the condition of all its inhabitants."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Cause, Effect, Change, History

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"Physical action [paudgalik kriya] will give only worldly fruits; it will not go in vain. If you plant sugar cane, you will eat sweet food and if you plant bitter gourd, you will eat bitter food. Plant whichever taste appeals to you and if you want liberation [Moksha], then don't plant anything. Stop sowing seeds altogether."

"Physical action [paudgalik kriya] will give only worldly fruits; it will not go in vain. If you plant sugar cane, you will eat sweet food and if you plant bitter gourd, you will eat bitter food. Plant whichever taste appeals to you and if you want liberation [Moksha], then don't plant anything. Stop sowing seeds altogether."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Cause, Karma, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you."

"I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you."

Jeanette Winterson, British Novelist

Cause, Now, Trouble

"There is a cause/effect relationship between your investment in yourself and the future you have."

"There is a cause/effect relationship between your investment in yourself and the future you have."

Mensah Oteh, Nigerian Author

Cause, Investment, Future, Growth, Truth

"Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause."

"Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause."

Victor Hugo, French Author

"The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities."

"The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

"Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect."

"Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Cause, Causes, Effect

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