Principles Quotes

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We must never settle for harmony at the expense of holiness, nor for peace at the expense of principle. — John Bradford
There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it their duty to make themselves as pleasing as possible to every one. — Antoine Rivarol
In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any… — Epictetus
Peter's Principle: In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence. — Laurence J. Peter
I think any genuine leader today has to learn leadership the hard way-by doing it. That means embracing turbulence and crisis, not avoiding it. It… — Dov Frohman
Any successful long-term strategy will require that the green wave fully and passionately embrace the principles of eco-equity. — Van Jones
Physically, the heart is an organ that keeps us alive through a coordinated network of cells beating together. Spiritually, the heart is the center of… — Anodea Judith
Freedom can be preserved only if it is treated as a supreme principle which must not be sacrificed for particular advantages. — Friedrich August von Hayek
Our submission to general principles is necessary because we cannot be guided in our practical action by full knowledge and evaluation of the consequences. So… — Friedrich August von Hayek
But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
That crafty kindness which inveigles me to sacrifice principle is the serpent in the grass - deadly to the incautious wayfarer. — Charles Spurgeon
It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to… — Grace Lee Boggs
We want spiritual principles to be more than beautiful abstractions; we want them to actually transform our lives. — Marianne Williamson
Love, he told himself, was open to interpretation like any other abstract indulgence but followed the same principles everywhere, irrespective of everything else. One, either… — Faraaz Kazi
Einstein does not remain attached to the classical principles, and when presented with a problem in physics he quickly envisages all of its possibilities. This… — Henri Poincare
Americans are willing to go to enormous trouble and expense defending their principles with arms, very little trouble and expense advocating them with words. Temperamentally… — Elwyn Brooks White
The principles of the United States Constitution are, because of Senator Byrd, still the heartbeat of the US Senate. — Unknown Author
Asian Homo erectus died without issue and does not enter our immediate ancestry (for we evolved from African populations); Neanderthal people were collateral cousins, perhaps… — Stephen Jay Gould
All women should inform themselves of the condition of their sex and of their own position. It must necessarily follow that the noblest of them… — Harriet Martineau
The gay movement is an evil institution that's goal is to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of sexual promiscuity in… — Scott Lively
Women are extraordinary in lacking the estrus, or period of heat. The females of most other primate species become sexually active, to the point of… — E. O. Wilson
Historical chronology, human or geological, depends... upon comparable impersonal principles. If one scribes with a stylus on a plate of wet clay two marks, the… — M. King Hubbert
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. — Gautama Buddha
Racists violate the principle of equality by giving greater weight to the interests of members of their own race when there is a clash between… — Peter Singer
We are reviewing our experience to enable us to respond to the cultural challenge: to help countries, communities and individuals interpret universal principles, translate them… — Thoraya Obaid

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