--- title: "16 Principle God Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 16 Principle God quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Principle God sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/sunday-adelaja-35_appreciating-people_the-principle-of-god-is-love-2553441_2553441.jpg" --- > [“The principle of God is love”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/the-principle-of-god-is-love/) [Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/sunday-adelaja-35_appreciating-people_the-principle-of-god-is-love-2553441_2553441.jpg) > [“The principle of God is love and honor”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/the-principle-of-god-is-love-and-honor/) [Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56c/sunday-adelaja-35_destiny_the-principle-of-god-is-love-and-honor-1_1351444.jpg) > [A principle is a principle, and God created all the principles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/a-principle-is-a-principle-and-god-created-all-the-principles/) [Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/andy-stanley-737_created_a-principle-is-a-principle-and-god-creat_2939596.png) > [The world has no reason for fighting in our defense, and as a matter of principle God does not make cowardly nations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-hitler/the-world-has-no-reason-for-fighting-in-our-defense-and-as-a-matter/) [Adolf Hitler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-hitler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c1/adolf-hitler-253_cowardly_the-world-has-no-reason-for-fighting-in_1910271.jpg) > [“...and then I remembered this basic religious principle that God isn't there to take away our suffering or our pain but to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-then-i-remembered-this-basic-religious-principle-that-god-isn-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e53/anonymous-1_faith_and-then-i-remembered-this-basic-religio_1238020.jpg) > [“If you are doing all five of the basic things, do you know what the next principle of God’s will is? Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-are-doing-all-five-of-the-basic-things-do-you-know-what-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/anonymous-1_five-elements_if-you-are-doing-all-five-of-the-basic-t_2410483.jpg) > [“His Spirit, and it works on this principle—God is my Father, He loves me, I shall never think of anything He will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/his-spirit-and-it-works-on-this-principle-god-is-my-father-he-loves/) [Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/oswald-chambers-205_father_his-spirit-and-it-works-on-this-principl_2151497.png) > [I find it quite improbable that such order came out of chaos. There has to be some organizing principle. God to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-sandage/i-find-it-quite-improbable-that-such-order-came-out-of-chaos-there/) [Allan Sandage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-sandage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/allan-sandage-62818_astronomy_i-find-it-quite-improbable-that-such-ord_1019237.jpg) > [“It is indispensable for us to undermine all faith, to tear out of the mind of the "goyim" the very principle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/protocols-of-the-learned-elders-of-zion/it-is-indispensable-for-us-to-undermine-all-faith-to-tear-out-of-the/) [Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/protocols-of-the-learned-elders-of-zion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90a/protocols-of-the-learned-elder_conspiracies_it-is-indispensable-for-us-to-undermine_269797.jpg) > [Sometimes (at least in principle) God might allow some evil because doing so will prevent a greater evil, and sometimes He might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-koukl/sometimes-at-least-in-principle-god-might-allow-some-evil-because/) [Greg Koukl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-koukl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/greg-koukl-12385_evil_sometimes-at-least-in-principle-god-migh_418349.png) > [It is not unreasonable to assume that the works of God, their existence and preceding non-existence, are the result of His wisdom,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maimonides/it-is-not-unreasonable-to-assume-that-the-works-of-god-their/) [Maimonides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maimonides/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/maimonides-2639_assuming_it-is-not-unreasonable-to-assume-that-th_1461045.jpg) > [Since everything emanates from God, he is the embodied principle in every being. Each one of us is made from God. Tat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/since-everything-emanates-from-god-he-is-the-embodied-principle-in/) [Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/swami-vivekananda-53_creation_since-everything-emanates-from-god-he-is_902696.jpg) > [When we assume God to be a guiding principle well, sure enough, a god is usually characteristic of a certain system of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/when-we-assume-god-to-be-a-guiding-principle-well-sure-enough-a-god/) [Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/carl-jung-274_assuming_when-we-assume-god-to-be-a-guiding-princ_388951.jpg) > [The fact that laws were given to man, both affirmative and negative, supports the principle, that God's knowledge of future events does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maimonides/the-fact-that-laws-were-given-to-man-both-affirmative-and-negative/) [Maimonides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maimonides/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2c/maimonides-2639_affirmative_the-fact-that-laws-were-given-to-man-bot_803596.jpg) > [“While in a state like this the soul will find profit in nothing, and hence, none of the good works it may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-aon-prakasha/while-in-a-state-like-this-the-soul-will-find-profit-in-nothing-and/) [Padma Aon Prakasha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-aon-prakasha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/padma-aon-prakasha-7212_character_while-in-a-state-like-this-the-soul-will_2094821.jpg) > [... so large a portion of those who hold much capital, instead of using their various advantages for the greatest good of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catharine-beecher/so-large-a-portion-of-those-who-hold-much-capital-instead-of-using/) [Catharine Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catharine-beecher/) 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On this principle the whole Law of Moses is based; it begins with this principle: \"And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good\" (Gen. i. 31); and it ends with this principle: \"The Rock, perfect is His work\" (Deut. xxxii. 4). 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Each one of us is made from God. Tat twam asi - \"You are That One\" who is eternally blissful, that one principle manifesting itself as this variety of Creation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Swami Vivekananda" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/since-everything-emanates-from-god-he-is-the-embodied-principle-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/swami-vivekananda-53_creation_since-everything-emanates-from-god-he-is_902696.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/swami-vivekananda-53_creation_since-everything-emanates-from-god-he-is_902696.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/swami-vivekananda-53_creation_since-everything-emanates-from-god-he-is_902696.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Since everything emanates from God, he is the embodied principle in every being. 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