Principles Quotes

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Those who prefer their principles over their happiness, they refuse to be happy outside the conditions they seem to have attached to their happiness. — Albert Camus
Philosophers should consider the fact that the greatest happiness principle can easily be made an excuse for a benevolent dictatorship. We should replace it by… — Karl Popper
I wondered over again for the hundredth time what could be the principle which, in the wildest, most lawless, fantastically chaotic, apparently capricious work of… — George MacDonald
When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the… — Confucius
If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the… — Thomas S. Monson
There is no shortage of time. In fact, we are positively awash with it. We only make good use of 20 per cent of our… — Richard Koch
The time has come for all good men to rise above principle. — Huey Long
Those who are accustomed to judge by feeling do not understand the process of reasoning, because they want to comprehend at a glance and are… — Blaise Pascal
Genuine religion is not so much a matter of feeling as a matter of principle. — Alexander Pope
That young man seeks opportunities to test his principles as readily as a drunk picks fights in a bar. — Robert Harris
Nonresistance is one of the principles of aikido. Because there is no resistance, you have won before even starting. People whose minds are evil or… — Morihei Ueshiba
PRACTICE OF THE Art of Peace is an act of faith, a belief in the ultimate power of nonviolence. It is faith in the power… — Morihei Ueshiba
Even if we have to go without bread, we Albanians do not violate principles. We do not betray Marxism - Leninism. — Enver Hoxha
It must be therefore, since the enemies of the Jews belonged to the most diverse races, since they lived in countries very distant from each… — Bernard Lazare
When your principles seem to be demanding suicide, clearly it's time to check your premises — Nathaniel Branden
If We allow Slaves, we act against the very Principles by which we associated together, which was to relieve the distressed. — Unknown Author
The principle of plurality of wives never will be done away... — Heber C. Kimball
By todayâ€™s standards King George III was a very mild tyrant indeed. He taxed his American colonists at a rate of only pennies per annum.… — Joseph Sobran

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