One of the principle qualities of pain is that it demands an explanation. — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
I am a man of principle, and one of my basic principles is flexibility. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus. — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
It is a principle of diplomacy that one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
O Heavenly Father, convert my religion from a name to a principle! Bring all my thoughts and movements into an habitual reference… — Thomas Chalmers Copy Share Image
Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your… — Marilyn vos Savant Copy Share Image
Principles have a way of enduring, as do the few irreducible individuals who maintain allegiance to them. — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
We need to shift from an economic to a humanitarian organizing principle for human civilization. And women, en masse, should be saying… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I believe very firmly in the principle of free agency - people making their own decisions and doing what they think is… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
“Genuine tragedy is a case not of right against wrong but of right against right — two equally justified ethical principles embodied… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We believe in some basic human principles - everyone should have the opportunities not just to survive, but to excel with their… — Patrick J. Kennedy Copy Share Image
There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business… — Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi Copy Share Image
Republicans should simply focus on first principles and give the American people what they want - an honest party dedicated to common… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The critical principle of feminist theology is the promotion of the full humanity of women. Whatever denies, diminishes, or distorts the full… — Rosemary Radford Ruether Copy Share Image
There are many true ladies, and they differ somewhat from society generally. So does a true gentleman, on the same principle of… — Maria Jane McIntosh Copy Share Image
Self-love is almost always the ruling principle of our friendships. It makes us avoid all our obligations in unprofitable situations, and even… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
A great deal has been written about personal power by Carlos Casteneda, and I find his first four books valuable. Of the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The authentic self is the best part of a human being. It's the part of you that already cares, that is already… — Andrew Cohen Copy Share Image
Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard… — Og Mandino Copy Share Image
Grace is the good pleasure of God that inclines him to bestow benefits upon the undeserving. It is a self-existent principle inherent… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If we live by the principles of the gospel, we must be good people, for we will be generous and kind, thoughtful… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Our object now, as then, is to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world as against… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Prominent and influential editors, accustomed to deal with politicians, men of an infinitely lower grade, say, in their ignorance,that he acted "on… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“first, accept life cycles and seasons; second, accept that life produces too much life, and third, accept that incurable illness and sometimes… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Some persons believe everything that their kindred, their parents, and their tutors believe. The veneration and the love which they have for… — Isaac Watts Copy Share Image
if we don't stand for something, you may be sure we will fall for anything. — Irene Dunne Copy Share Image
I'm many things, most of 'em bad. But a man of political principles? No. — John Marston Copy Share Image
The weak and the botched shall perish: first principle of our charity. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image