Principles Quotes

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Words of divine consciousness: moral exaltation; lasting feelings of elevation, elation, joy; a quickening of the moral sense, which strikes one as more important than… — Yann Martel
Never may an act of possession be exercised upon a free being; the exclusive possession of a woman is no less unjust than the possession… — Marquis de Sade
I see the Koran very much as an outsider. It stands in the great prophetic tradition of trying to return people to the basic principles… — Tony Blair
A principle isn't a principle until it costs you something. — William Bernbach
I have deeply regretted that I did not proceed far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men… — Charles Darwin
If, as I believe, the ends of men are many, and not all of them are in principle compatible with each other, then the possibility… — Isaiah Berlin
Leaders receive and give assignments. This is an important part of the necessary principle of delegating. No one appreciates a willing volunteer more than I,… — James E. Faust
I think that people who study the scriptures get a dimension to their life that nobody else gets and that canâ€™t be gained in any… — Bruce R. McConkie
I am a person who is inclined to define relations between individuals based on principles. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Two principles we should always have ready â€” that there is nothing good or evil save in the will; and that we are not to… — Epictetus
Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle. — Epictetus
We Indians are Latin America's moral reserve. We act according to a universal law that consists of three basic principles: do not steal, do not… — Evo Morales
Dostoevsky wrote fiction about identity, moral value, death, will, sexual vs. spiritual love, greed, freedom, obsession, reason, faith, suicide. And he did it without ever… — David Foster Wallace
That wall is a one directional wall. It keeps the government from running the church but it makes sure that Christian principles will always stay… — David Barton
It is a grand thing to see a man thoroughly possessed with one master-passion. Such a man is sure to be strong, and if the… — Charles Spurgeon
My aim is to advocate that we make this mental switch in respect of our attitudes and practices towards a very large group of beings:… — Peter Singer
The Bible is not a book of principles to live by but rather a Person to live for. — Mark Driscoll
Oswald Chambers writes, â€˜Never make a principle out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you.â€™Â To… — Francis Chan
Sectarian priests cry out concerning me, and ask, "Why is it this babbler gains so many followers, and retains them?" I answer, It is because… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the… — William J. Brennan

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