Principle Quotes

1947 Principle quotes by 1268 unique authors

Ruthless, greedy, tyrannical, disreputable they have had one principle worth all the rest, the principle of delight! — Kenneth Clarke
We talk on principle, but we act on interest — Walter Savage Landor
Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the vulgarist — Oscar Wilde
If we consider that all we deal with represents constantly changing sub-microscopic, interrelated processes which are not, and cannot be identical with themselves, the old… — Alfred Korzybski
Existing rules and principles can give us our present location, our bearings, our latitude and longitude. The inn that shelters for the night is not… — Benjamin Cardozo
The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale — Thomas Jefferson
I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported… — George Washington
Perseverance is a principle that should be commendable in those who have judgment to govern it — Mark Twain
It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle into practice — Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men. Wealth out not to secure the prosperous the slightest consideration.… — William Ellery Channing
My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who has the disposal of them — Thomas Jefferson
The Perennial Philosophy is expressed most succinctly in the Sanskrit formula, tat tvam asi ('That art thou'); the Atman, or immanent eternal Self, is one… — Aldous Huxley
The pejorative term 'political correctness' was adapted to express disapproval of the enlargement of etiquette to cover all people, in spite of this being a… — Judith S Marin
Without the utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked;...utopia is the principle of all progress, adn the essay into… — Anatole France
Man is not made better by being degraded; he is seldom restrained from crime by harsh measures, except the principle of fear predominates in his… — Dorothea Dix
Mrs krabbapple and principle skinner were in the closet making babies and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me. — Ralph Wiggum
A war for a great principle ennobles a nation. A war for commercial supremacy, upon some shallow pretext, is despicable. — Albert Pike
When extremists extract concessions from democracies on points of principle, either by blackmail or terror, democracies do not have long left. — Unknown Author
Life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes terribly cruel. Each day should starts with yourself -- with you making up your mind about what… — Curtybear
Introductions for any event follow the same principle: set the tone while listing any necessary background information, give the piece's title and author, and have… — ARNAV DIXIT
When my heart can beat,no more I hope I die for a principle or a belive that I have live'd for 2pac — 2pac
The word for 'banal' should be replaced every five years on principle. — Unknown Author
At the center of nonviolence stands the principle of love. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
No principle or law orchestrates that problems will not be encountered other than governance and guidance to a realistic solution — Wilson Khashane Msendevu
My feeling is this whole country is founded on the principle of 'if you are not hurting anyone, and you're not fucking with someone else's… — Adam Carolla

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