Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 18: Freedom through Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 18.15

śarīravāṅmanobhiryatkarma prārabhate naraḥ | nyāyyaṃ vā viparītaṃ vā pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ ||

Whatever action a person undertakes with body, speech, or mind, whether it is right or wrong, these five are its causes.

Modern context

Whatever we do, with body, speech or mind, right or wrong, these five are its causes. The point is not that we have no responsibility. It is that we are never the whole story. This should make us humble about success and gentle about failure, in ourselves and others. Every act is woven from many threads.