A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. James Allen

• cause and effect
• responsibility

This is the source.

The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy. Florence Shinn

• cause and effect

You must get good at one of two things: sowing in the spring or begging in the fall. Jim Rohn

• cause and effect
• work

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality. Ayn Rand

• cause and effect
• perception

Depend not on fortune, but on conduct. Publilius Syrus

• cause and effect
• actions
• fortune

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of those actions. Consequences are governed by natural law. Stephen Covey

• cause and effect
• results
• actions

Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences. Stephen Covey

• cause and effect
• principle

Principles always have natural consequences attached to them. There are positive consequences when we live in harmony with the principles. There are negative consequences when we ignore them. But because these principles apply to everyone, whether or not they are aware, this limitation is universal. And the more we know of correct principles, the greater is our personal freedom to act wisely. Stephen Covey

• cause and effect
• wisdom
• principle

This is the source.

Principles are natural laws that are external to us and that ultimately control the consequences of our actions. Values are internal and subjective and represent that which we feel strongest about in guiding our behavior. Stephen Covey

• cause and effect
• values
• principle

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong. Ralph Waldo Emerson

• cause and effect

I think it's generally good policy to assume that things have causes. They often do, and even when they don't, you generally learn more by looking for nonexistent causes than by refusing to look for existent ones. Steven Landsburg

• cause and effect