Principle Quotes

1947 Principle quotes by 1268 unique authors

The principle of contradiction establishes merely the agreement of concepts, but does not itself produce concepts. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Actually, however, life begins less by reaching upward, than by turning upon itself. But what a marvelously insidious, subtle image of life a coiling vital… — Gaston Bachelard
The sacred formula of positivism: love as a principle, the order as a foundation, and progress as a goal. — Auguste Comte
One should not as a rule reveal one's secrets, since one does not know if and when one may need them again. The essential English… — Joseph Goebbels
The English follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie big, and stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the… — Joseph Goebbels
All men who live only according to their five senses, and seek nothing beyond the gratification of their natural appetites for pleasure and reputation and… — Thomas Merton
Okinawa, one of the longest-lived and healthiest populations in the world, practice a principle they call hara hachi bu: Eat until you are 80 percent… — Michael Pollan
Be true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy. — Tony Hsieh
I think anything which improves services is in principle a good thing. — Tony Abbott
If we are not inwardly wrought upon, and changed by the powerful operations of the Holy Spirit, and our moral actions proceed from a principle… — George Whitefield
We make time for what we truly value. We build habits and routines around the things that really matter to us. This is an important… — C. J. Mahaney
The principle that the end justifies the means is and remains the only rule of political ethics; anything else is just a vague chatter and… — Arthur Koestler
Most electronic equipment uses the principle of amplification. You need filters, modulators and mixing equipment which have gain stages. By piling these components up, I… — David Tudor
We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends the principle of… — Ken Robinson
There is a fundamental principle. People have the right to defend their country from foreign occupiers, and people have the right to defend their country… — Norman Finkelstein
If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations, it would be… — Stephen Covey
A general principle for all user interface design is to go through all of your design elements and remove them one at a time. — Jakob Nielsen
The moment you speak something out, you give birth to it. This is a spiritual principle, and it works whether what you are saying is good… — Joel Osteen
Although physicians, as part of their training, are taught that the dosage of a drug that is prescribed for the patient must be very carefully… — Linus Pauling
We will stand on principle or we will not stand at all. — Margaret Thatcher
From the point of view of logic, my report on 'Exclusion principle and quantum mechanics' has no conclusion. I believe that it will only be… — Wolfgang Pauli
Well, our friend Dirac, too, has a religion, and its guiding principle is: 'There is no God and Dirac is His prophet.' — Wolfgang Pauli
What makes the theory of relativity so acceptable to physicists in spite of its going against the principle of simplicity is its great mathematical beauty.… — Paul Dirac
There is little difference between the Zulu warrior who smeared bis body with lion's fat and the modern woman who dabs hers with expensive perfume.… — Tom Robbins
Art is actually based on the notion that if you would really celebrate an idea or a principle, you must think, you must plan, you… — Maya Deren

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