Sanskrit: कार्ये कारणतायाता कारणे न हि कार्यता।  कारणत्वं स्वतो गच्छेत्कार्याभावे विचारतः।   
English:  The nature of the cause inheres in the effect and not vice versa; so through reasoning it is found that in the absence of the effect, the cause, as such also disappears.