The way is long if one follows precepts, but short... if one follows patterns. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Be brief, that the mind may catch thy precepts, and the more easily retain them. — Horace Copy Share Image
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
Precepts, conventions - above all traditions - have no value in art. — Eleanora Duse Copy Share Image
Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake. — George Farquhar Copy Share Image
Every man prefers virtue, when there is not some strong incitement to transgress its precepts. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Our society is pluralistic. We who accept the privilege of membership in that society agree to respect the people's right to live… — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
“We would not be ashamed of doing some of the things we do in private, if the number of sane human beings… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Place before your eyes two Precepts, and two only. One is, Preach the Gospel; and the other is--Put down enthusiasm!The Church of… — Mary Augusta Ward Copy Share Image
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
There are two sentences inscribed upon the Ancient oracle... "Know thyself" and "Nothing too much"; and upon these all other precepts depend. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Affirmative precepts are distinguished from negative whenever one is not comprised in the other; thus, that of honoring parents does not comprise… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go,… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
“There is no right and wrong, and precepts are for fools. Every thing is just as it is! And we must experience… — Ru Freeman Copy Share Image
The precepts of philosophy and of the Hebrew code, laid hold of actions only. (Jesus) pushed his scrutinies into the heart of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“law of the LORD is perfect, [3] p reviving the soul; q the testimony of the LORD is r sure, s making wise t the simple; 8 u the precepts… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“the precepts of an absolutely perfect life, since they are the same in each Testament, have pointed out [to us] the same… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
Now then, you of noble mind, who love this profession, come at once to art and accept these precepts: enthusiasm , reverence,… — Cennino Cennini Copy Share Image
Whoever you may be, always have God before your eyes; whatever you do, do it according to the testimony of the holy… — Anthony the Great Copy Share Image
“For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, aprecept upon precept, here… — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Copy Share Image
Precepts are like seeds; they are little things which do much good; if the mind which receives them has a disposition, it… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Jesus of Nazareth could have chosen simply to express Himself in moral precepts; but like a great poet He chose the form… — Dudley Nichols Copy Share Image
“I would like to ofer some exercises that can help us use the Five Precepts to cultivate and strengthen mindfulness. It is… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“Therefore the Buddha for a temporary purpose made these (uninitiated) observe the Five Precepts similar to the Five Virtues[FN#327] of the outside… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“I want you to start a brand-new section in your notebooks and call it Mr. Browne’s Precepts.” He kept talking as we… — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“The precepts “Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, bless them that curse you” ... are born from the… — Max Scheler Copy Share Image
Let us be mindful of the foundational precepts our Heavenly Father has given to His children that will establish the basis of… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
“To live in the way of the Gestalt: 1. Live now. Concern yourself with the present before the past or the future.… — Claudio Naranjo Copy Share Image
“For the natural selectivity of the island I will have to substitute a conscious selectivity based on another sense of values -… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
“No one can practice the precepts perfectly, including the Buddha... Boiled vegetables contain dead bacteria. We cannot practice the First Precept or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Let one mold himself in accordance with the precepts he teachers.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“What is there in the precepts of science that keeps a scientist from doing evil?” — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
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![“the precepts of an absolutely perfect life, since they are the same in each Testament, have pointed out [to us] the same God, who certainly has promulgated particular laws adapted for each; but the more prominent and the greatest [commandments], without which salvation cannot [be attained], He has…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/415/the-church-fathers-1438_life_the-precepts-of-an-absolutely-perfect-li_33593.jpg)
![“Therefore the Buddha for a temporary purpose made these (uninitiated) observe the Five Precepts similar to the Five Virtues[FN#327] of the outside doctrine, in order to enable them to escape the three (worst) States[FN#328] of Existence, and to be reborn among men. (He also taught that) those who…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2bc/kaiten-nukariya-793_buddhism_therefore-the-buddha-for-a-temporary-pur_2274879.jpg)
