Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to… — William Wilberforce Copy Share Image
A social group can, indeed must, already exercise 'leadership' before winning governmental power (this is indeed one of the principal conditions for… — Antonio Gramsci Copy Share Image
My first experience with football was not very good because I didn't plan on playing football. I was just playing hookie one… — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
One of the principal reasons why so many fail to get what they want is because they do not definitely know what… — Christian D. Larson Copy Share Image
Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those which may rightfully claim for themselves the… — Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Copy Share Image
Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavor to obtain good customs. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it. — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
P.S. You'll have to meet with Dan's principal when you get back. He got in trouble for doing ninja moves in class.… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to steer away from the crowd in order to be a better person. It's not always easy, that's for… — Simone Elkeles Copy Share Image
The larger the disaster, the more necessary it is to have the government as the principal driver of recovery. — Irwin Redlener Copy Share Image
Constantinople was the principal seat and fortress of Arianism; and, in a long interval of forty years, the faith of the princes… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor… — Elie Ducommun Copy Share Image
The principal organs of the Left...has consistently been warm and welcoming toward Islamic supremacism. — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. To put an end to it will be neither… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan Copy Share Image
One principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift… — Nathanael Emmons Copy Share Image
The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the Happiness both… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am fond of history and am very well contented to take the false with the true. In the principal facts they… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Knowledge of Nature is an account at bank, where each dividend is added to the principal and the interest is ever compounded;… — Grove Karl Gilbert Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. ... I know what regret feels like; I've… — Barbara Johnson Copy Share Image
School leadership has been identified as another critical element of student success, and subsequently enough resources and training should be provided to… — Shaheen Mistri Copy Share Image
I have never been a fan of bond funds. Unlike a direct investment in an individual bond that you can hold to… — Suze Orman Copy Share Image