Principle Quotes

1947 Principle quotes by 1268 unique authors

The plan to carve up British India was never approved of or accepted by Gandhi...who realised too late that his closest comrades and disciples were… — Stanley Wolpert
The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten — Mark Twain
Moral authority is another way to define servant leadership because it represents a reciprocal choice between leader and follower. If the leader is principle centered,… — Robert K. Greenleaf
In South Africa, they dig for diamonds. Tons of earth are moved to find a little pebble not as large as a little fingernail. The… — Robert Ringer
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery; — Solomon Northup
In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness. — Miyamoto Musashi
For one thing, Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In… — Kano Jigoro
There is one principle that should never be abandoned, namely, that the rider must learn to control himself before he can control his horse. This… — Alois Podhajsky
Never make a principle out of your experience. Allow God to be as creative with others as He is with you. — Oswald Chambers
Thanks to my fortunate idea of introducing the relativity principle into physics, you (and others) now enormously overrate my scientific abilities, to the point where… — Albert Einstein
Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself. Be true to the highest within your soul and then allow yourself… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The creative principle is less about dogma and more about opening ourselves to the evolution of consciousness. — Alex Grey
Concentration is the key to economic results. No other principle of effectiveness is violated as constantly today as the basic principle of concentration.... Our motto… — Peter Drucker
The Tao's principle is spontaneity. — Laozi
Electronic culture created soulless replacements for connective rituals- television supplanted tribal legends told by the fire; 'fast food' consumed in distraction took the place of… — Daniel Pinchbeck
If gay marriage was OK ... then I saw no reason in principle why a union should not be consecrated between three men, as well… — Boris Johnson
The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and… — William Lyon Phelps
The Tao principle is what happens of itself. — Laozi
By ethical argument and moral principle the greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary, and, in fact, a signal benefit to mankind. — Zhuangzi
Our allegiance is to the principles always, and not to the persons. Persons are but the embodiments, the illustrations of the principles. If the principles… — Swami Vivekananda
Divide and Conquer. As long as some people have commanded the work of others, this has been management's basic principle. — Unknown Author
An intelligent being, is the active principle of all things. One must have renounced all common sense to doubt it, and it is a waste… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
In vain do they talk of happiness who never subdued an impulse in obedience to a principle. He who never sacrificed a present to a… — Horace Mann
What is the idea of God in heaven? Materialism. The Vedantic idea is the infinite principle of God embodied in every one of us. God… — Swami Vivekananda
My teacher Jim Rohn taught me a simple principle: every day, stand guard at the door of your mind, and you alone decide what thoughts… — Tony Robbins

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