First Principle Quotes

56 quotes by 49 authors

• The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught. — Sri Aurobindo
• The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother. — Christian Morgenstern
• The first principle of my own philosophy is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is the servant of… — L. Ron Hubbard
• A first principle not formally recognized by scientific methodologists: when you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it. — B.F. Skinner
• To be attached to the subdivision, to love the little platoon we belong to in society, is the first principle (the germ as it were)… — Edmund Burke
• What is good? All that enhances the feeling of power, the Will to Power, and the power itself in man. What is bad? All that… — Friedrich Nietzsche
• Self-preservation is the first principle of our nature. — Alexander Hamilton
• Fasting is the first principle of medicine; fast and see the strength of the spirit reveal itself. — Rumi
• Just believing, just having a molecule of faith--that simple step, when focused on the Lord Jesus Christ, has ever been and always will be not… — Jeffrey R. Holland
• What the members of the Church need, more than anything else, are strong testimonies of Jesus Christ and the gospel He restored. They need to… — John Bytheway
• If these precedents are to stand unimpeached, and to provide sanctions for the continued conduct of America affairs-the Constitution may be nullified by the President… — Charles A. Beard
• With the unknown, one is confronted with danger, discomfort, and care; the first instinct is to abolish these painful states. First principle: any explanation is… — Friedrich Nietzsche
• The first principle of ethical power is Purpose... It is the picture you have of yourself - the kind of person you want to be… — Ken Blanchard
• The first principle of modern cultures may be their connectedness. Culture is like wind and wind knows no boundary or center. Once there is a… — Mu Xin
• In Critical and baffling situations, it is always best to return to first principle and simple action — Winston Churchill
• The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool. So you have to be very careful about… — Richard P. Feynman
• Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home. — William E. Gladstone
• The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. — Richard P. Feynman
• The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. — Walter Lippmann
• Conservatism vests in and depends on the widespread, informed understanding of human nature, self-governance and the First Principle of Progress: free people interacting in free… — Mary Matalin

Who Wrote These First Principle Quotes

49 authors contributed a total of 56 First Principle Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 3 First Principle Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche
• 2 First Principle Quotes by Richard P. Feynman
• 2 First Principle Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
• 2 First Principle Quotes by Rumi
• 2 First Principle Quotes by Alexandra Stoddard
• 2 First Principle Quotes by L. Ron Hubbard
• 1 First Principle Quote by Napoleon Hill
• 1 First Principle Quote by Sri Aurobindo
• 1 First Principle Quote by Christian Morgenstern
• 1 First Principle Quote by B.F. Skinner
• 1 First Principle Quote by Edmund Burke
• 1 First Principle Quote by Alexander Hamilton
• 1 First Principle Quote by Jeffrey R. Holland
• 1 First Principle Quote by John Bytheway
• 1 First Principle Quote by Charles A. Beard
• 1 First Principle Quote by Ken Blanchard
• 1 First Principle Quote by Mu Xin
• 1 First Principle Quote by Winston Churchill
• 1 First Principle Quote by Teresa of Avila
• 1 First Principle Quote by William E. Gladstone
• 1 First Principle Quote by Robert A. Heinlein
• 1 First Principle Quote by Walter Lippmann
• 1 First Principle Quote by Robert Collier
• 1 First Principle Quote by Mary Matalin
• 1 First Principle Quote by Helen Keller