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    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.

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Hence, therefore, every leader to his charge;
For, on their answer, will we set on them,
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Hence, therefore, every leader to his charge;
For, on their answer, will we set on them,
And God befriend us as our cause is just!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Cause Quotes,
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Mad let us grant him them, and now remains
That we find out the cause of this effect--
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Mad let us grant him them, and now remains
That we find out the cause of this effect--
Or rather say, the cause of this defect,
For this effect defective comes by cause.
Thus it remains, and the remainder thus.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Cause Quotes,
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It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether read more

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by ;degrees, the consequences will be the same.

by Thomas Paine Found in: Cause Quotes,
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The cause is hidden, but the result is known.
[Lat., Causa latet: vis est notissima.]

The cause is hidden, but the result is known.
[Lat., Causa latet: vis est notissima.]

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It is only after an unknown number of unrecorded labors, after a host of noble hearts have succumbed in discouragement, read more

It is only after an unknown number of unrecorded labors, after a host of noble hearts have succumbed in discouragement, convinced that ;their cause is lost; it is only then that cause triumphs.

by Guizot Found in: Cause Quotes,
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In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

by Julius Caesar Found in: Cause Quotes,
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Ask you what provocation I have had?
The strong antipathy of good to bad.

Ask you what provocation I have had?
The strong antipathy of good to bad.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Cause Quotes,
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We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one read more

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.

by William James Found in: Cause Quotes,
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A bad cause will never be supported by bad means and bad men.

A bad cause will never be supported by bad means and bad men.

by Thomas Paine Found in: Cause Quotes,
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