Principles Quotes

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The principles are important. First, the interest of the state or society counts for everything, that of the individual for nothing. Second, the only difference… — Plato
"Playing" the resources of characterology for the sake of clarification and insight into the structures of actual existence is many times more daunting than playing… — Kenny Smith
The embryological record is almost always abbreviated in accordance with the tendency of nature (to be explained on the principle of survival of the fittest)… — Francis Maitland Balfour
Thus self-love as one part of human nature, and the several particular principles as the other part, are, themselves, their objects and ends, stated and… — Joseph Butler
The principle we call self-love never seeks anything external for the sake of the thing, but only as a means of happiness or good: particular… — Joseph Butler
Carob works on the principle that, when mixed with the right combination of fats and sugar, it can duplicate chocolate in color and texture. Of… — Sandra Boynton
As an engineer, I understood that the natural world operated according to fixed laws. Through my studies, I came to realize that there were, likewise,… — Charles Koch
Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the… — Matthew Simpson
Capitalist exploitation and cartels and monopolies are the enemies of underdeveloped countries. On the other hand a regime which is completely oriented towards the people… — Frantz Fanon
We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles. — Mark Twain
The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights. — Erwin Griswold
When it becomes a part of every man's thinking that a single thought can change the polarity of our entire body toward either life or… — Walter Russell
I write a manifesto and I want nothing, yet I say certain things, and in principle I am against manifestoes, as I am also against… — Tristan Tzara
All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred would… — Maimonides
As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it… — Charles Darwin
I have loved the principle of beauty in all things. — John Keats
Jesus Christ represented God as the principle of all good, the source of all happiness, the wise and benevolent Creator and Preserver of all living… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Our goals should stretch us bit by bit. So often when we think we have encountered a ceiling, it is really a psychological or experimental… — Neal A. Maxwell
Embedded in the gospel of Jesus Christ there are eternal principles and truths that will last far longer than the principles of building ships and… — L. Tom Perry
There are certain basic principles regarding the proper role of government. If principles are correct, then they can be applied to any specific proposal with… — Ezra Taft Benson

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