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> [If I do, I say so. That's the only way out of that. If there are three words that need to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/if-i-do-i-say-so-that-s-the-only-way-out-of-that-if-there-are-three/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

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> [Principles are like prayers; noble, of course, but awkward at a party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-violet/principles-are-like-prayers-noble-of-course-but-awkward-at-a-party/)

[Lady Violet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-violet/)

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> [Principles are like sheaths. It doesn't have the sharp edge to cut something, but it can cover that sharp edge. So that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/choi-woo-seok/principles-are-like-sheaths-it-doesn-t-have-the-sharp-edge-to-cut/)

[Choi Woo-seok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/choi-woo-seok/)

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> [We need to defend principles like democracy, freedom of speech, gender equality, and the rule of law through exemplifying these on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deeyah-khan/we-need-to-defend-principles-like-democracy-freedom-of-speech-gender/)

[Deeyah Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deeyah-khan/)

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> [Principles are like seeds; they are little things which do much good, if the mind that receives them has the right attitudes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seneca-the-younger/principles-are-like-seeds-they-are-little-things-which-do-much-good/)

[Seneca the Younger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seneca-the-younger/)

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> [“Principles are like lighthouses. They are natural laws that cannot be broken. As Cecil B. DeMille observed of the principles contained in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-covey/principles-are-like-lighthouses-they-are-natural-laws-that-cannot-be/)

[Stephen R. Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-covey/)

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> [“Principles are like laws—you can’t break one simply because you and someone else agree to break it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/principles-are-like-laws-you-can-t-break-one-simply-because-you-and/)

[Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/)

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> [Principles are like a seed in the ground; they must continually be visited with heavenly influences or else your life will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-traherne/principles-are-like-a-seed-in-the-ground-they-must-continually-be/)

[Thomas Traherne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-traherne/)

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