Principle Quotes

1947 Principle quotes by 1268 unique authors

In a despotic government, the only principle by which the tyrant who is to move the whole machine means to regulate and manage the people… — Samuel Williams
Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a… — E. W. Howe
A skillful commander is not overbearing. A skillful fighter does not become angry. A skillful conqueror does not compete with people. One who is skillful… — Laozi
Perfect wisdom has four parts: Wisdom, the principle of doing things aright. Justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private. Fortitude, the… — Plato
Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for the sake of doing them. — Tracey Ullman
The assumption that things which have been conjured in the past will always be conjured in the guiding principle not of rational but of animal… — C.S. Lewis
The Auschwitz praxis was based on a new principle: for one portion of mankind, existence itself is a crime, punishable by humiliation, torture, and death.… — Emil Fackenheim
On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science share a deep suspicion of any notion of absolutes, whether conceptualize as a transcendent being, as… — Dalai Lama
You may have been taught that the mind (the spirit, the brain) is a very difficult thing to know about. This is the first principle… — L. Ron Hubbard
Managing an advertising agency isn't all beer and skittles. After fourteen years of it, I have come to the conclusion that the top man has… — David Ogilvy
Danger gathers upon our path. We cannot afford - we have no right - to look back. We must look forward... The stronger the advocate… — Winston Churchill
Not only do I pray for it, on the score of human dignity, but I can clearly forsee that nothing but the rooting out of… — George Washington
The way to establish a relationship with Spirit and access the power of this creating principle is to continuously contemplate yourself as being surrounded by… — Wayne Dyer
The principle of Creative Limitations calls for freedom within a circle of obstacles and restricted boundaries. Talent is like a muscle: without something to push… — Robert McKee
The federal government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise only the powers granted to it… — John Marshall
Prana, according to the Vedanta, is the principle of life. It is like ether, an omnipresent principle; and all motion, either in the body or… — Swami Vivekananda
The fact is that we have many superstitions, many bad spots and sores on our body - these have to be excised, cut off, and… — Swami Vivekananda
The person is only a phenomenon, the principle is behind it. Thus from both sides, simultaneously, we find the breaking down of personalities and the… — Swami Vivekananda
Through training, practice, and a deep sense of optimism, architects see opportunities where others only see a void. This has been the driving principle behind… — Cameron Sinclair
He who governs himself according to what he calls his principles may be punished either by one party or the other for those very principles.… — J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur
Cruelty practiced as a matter of social principle or public policy, and presented to the community as a means to a higher goal is the… — Vernon Howard
If you want to achieve your highest aspirations and overcome your greatest challenges, identify and apply the principle or natural law that governs the results… — Stephen Covey
The principle is so perfectly general that no particular application of it is possible. — George Polya
SIR,-Your letter of February the 18th came to hand on the 1st instant; and the request of the history of my physical habits would have… — Thomas Jefferson
It can be set down as a broad, general principle that we cannot indulge in idleness and abundance during both the first and second half… — B. C. Forbes

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