Principles Quotes

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Jiva (individual soul) is the conscious ruler of this body, in whom the five life principles come into unity, and yet that very Jiva is… — Swami Vivekananda
Never can a reforming sect survive if it is only reforming; the formative elements alone - the real impulse, that is, the principles - live… — Swami Vivekananda
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
Ours is the only religion that does not depend on a person or persons; it is based upon principles. At the same time there is… — 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
For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing." It's not… — Simon Sinek
Accounting consequences do not influence our operating or capital-allocation decisions. When acquisition costs are similar, we much prefer to purchase $2 of earnings that is… — Warren Buffett
I like Arsene for his principles but principles are sort of a restriction and restrictions are always lost possibilities. — Alisher Usmanov
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
Rugby football is a game I can't claim absolutely to understand in all its niceties, if you know what I mean. I can follow the… — P.G. Wodehouse
This path that we are now starting will be long, and we must follow it to remind ourselves of the great principles that, in our… — Marc Forne Molne
Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look at the question, as I have done, in a calm… — Caleb Cushing
Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect. — Stephen Covey
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
So let me put it thus: Hold on to your principles of morality and ethics, use your willpower to the limit, pay great heed to… — David Lloyd-Jones
Be careful of selfish motives. You can mistake them for principles and end up dying for them. — Robert Breault
Ultimately, the law will collapse under its own weight. Until then, we have to start building a better health care system in its place. And… — Paul Ryan
The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love. — Jack Kornfield

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