Principles Quotes

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The fundamental idea of these pylons, or great archways, is based on a method of construction peculiar to me, of which the principle consists in… — Gustave Eiffel
The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is… — Washington Irving
It is the eternal struggle between these two principles - right and wrong. They are the two principles that have stood face to face from… — Abraham Lincoln
Everything I do, I do on the principle of Russian borscht. You can throw everything into it beets, carrots, cabbage, onions, everything you want. What's… — Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among barbarians, But if you are… — Confucius
The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition. — Albert Einstein
One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile. — Napoleon Hill
Our country is great because it is built on principles of self-reliance, opportunity, innovation, and compassion for others. — Ronald Reagan
Every honest man will suppose honest acts to flow from honest principles, and the rogues may rail without intermission. — Thomas Jefferson
If we will be true and faithful to our principles, committed to a life of honesty and integrity, then no king or contest or fiery… — Howard W. Hunter
Honesty is a principle, and we have our moral agency to determine how we will apply this principle. We have the agency to make choices,… — James E. Faust
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail. — Thomas Jefferson
Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles. — Woodrow Wilson
All these constructions and the laws connecting them can be arrived at by the principle of looking for the mathematically simplest concepts and the link… — Albert Einstein
The only liberty that is valuable is a liberty connected with order; that not only exists along with order and virtue, but which cannot exist… — Edmund Burke
The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It… — Stephen Covey
Mankind is at its best when it is most free. This will be clear if we grasp the principle of liberty. We must recall that… — Dante Alighieri
No legal plunder: This is the principle of justice, peace, order, stability, harmony, and logic. Until the day of my death, I shall proclaim this… — Frederic Bastiat
That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution. — William Blackstone
Liberty is not just an idea, an abstract principle. It is power, effective power to do specific things. There is no such thing as liberty… — John Dewey
An elective despotism was not the government we fought for, but one which should not only be founded on true free principles, but in which… — Thomas Jefferson
No free people can lose their liberties while they are jealous of liberty. But the liberties of the freest people are in danger when they… — Wendell Phillips
Thus the criminal ceases to be a person, a subject of rights and duties, and becomes merely an object on which society can work. And… — C.S. Lewis
Medicine in its present state is, it seems to me, by now completely discovered, insofar as it teaches in each instance the particular details and… — Hippocrates
People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that… — Stephen Covey

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