Precept Quotes

84 Precept quotes by 73 unique authors

Hate the sin and not the sinner' is a precept which, though easy enough to understand, is rarely practiced, and that is why the poison… — Mahatma Gandhi
The lessons of religious toleration - a toleration which recognizes complete liberty of human thought, liberty of conscience - is one which, by precept and… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
All the men of the Old Testament were polygamists, and Christ and Paul, the central figures of the New Testament, were celibates, and condemned marriage… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Revelation need not all come at once. It may be incremental. 'Saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon… — Russell M. Nelson
Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering. These, joined with fasting and scripture… — Boyd K. Packer
For many of us, conversion is an ongoing process and not a onetime event that results from a powerful or dramatic experience. Line upon line… — David A. Bednar
Know your numbers' is a fundamental precept of business. — Bill Gates
The wood-carver can fashion whatever he will. Yet his products are but toys of the moment, to be glanced at in jest, not fashioned according… — Murasaki Shikibu
What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? This is precisely what we are dealing… — Pope Pius XI
Prayer is never an acceptable substitute for obedience. The sovereign Lord accepts no offering from His creatures that is not accompanied by obedience. To pray… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Example is the best precept. — Aesop
Example is always more efficacious than precept. — Samuel Johnson
Music is a plane of wisdom, because music is a universal language, it is a language of honor, it is a noble precept, a gift… — Sun Ra
Jesus of Nazareth could have chosen simply to express Himself in moral precepts; but like a great poet He chose the form of the parable,… — Dudley Nichols
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us… — Seneca the Younger
In every country in the world, killing human beings is condemned. The Buddhist precept of non-killing extends even further, to include all living beings. — Nhat Hanh
We must look deeply. When we buy something or consume something, we may be participating in an act of killing. This precept [non-killing] reflects our… — Nhat Hanh
My precept to all who build, is, that the owner should be an ornament to the house, and not the house to the owner. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The simple rely on a bolstering mass of maxim and precept, so do the timid, so do the mentally lazy – and so do all… — John Wyndham
The Wright brothers committed themselves to do what no one else had ever done before. They took time to do their homework. They were humble… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The examination of conscience has an important educational value. it teaches us to look sincerely at our own lives, to compare them with the truth… — Pope Benedict XVI
That the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it is in vain… — James Madison
"Softly, softly, catchee monkey," is the West African rendering of a very valuable precept. An awful lot of men fail through lack of patient persistence. — Robert Baden-Powell
Every religion lies. Every moral precept is a delusion. Even the stars are a mirage. The truth is darkness, and the only thing that matters… — Stephen King
RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out of it. — Ambrose Bierce

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