Principles Quotes

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Electronic culture created soulless replacements for connective rituals- television supplanted tribal legends told by the fire; 'fast food' consumed in distraction took the place of… — Daniel Pinchbeck
When you make the U-turn to the Universal Presence and apply the Universal practices and principles, your life is changed. — Michael Beckwith
The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded are justice and fear. After the injuries we have done them, they… — Thomas Jefferson
If gay marriage was OK ... then I saw no reason in principle why a union should not be consecrated between three men, as well… — Boris Johnson
Although you can find certain differences among the Buddhist philosophical schools about how the universe came into being, the basic common question addressed is how… — Dalai Lama
The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and… — William Lyon Phelps
But Medicine is a demonstrative Science, and all its processes should be proved by established principles, and be based on positive inductions. That the proceedings… — Samuel L. Jackson
The theory of medicine, therefore, presents what is useful in thought, but does not indicate how it is to be applied in practice-the mode of… — Avicenna
Exhorting his students: Be faithful to the moral principles of your religion. — Karl G. Maeser
The Tao principle is what happens of itself. — Laozi
By ethical argument and moral principle the greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary, and, in fact, a signal benefit to mankind. — Zhuangzi
Beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own… — Swami Vivekananda
I must remark that what I mean by our religion working upon the nations outside of India comprises only the principles, the background, the foundation… — Swami Vivekananda
It is contrary to our principles to multiply organizations, since, in all conscience, there are enough of them. And when organizations are created they need… — Swami Vivekananda
It will not do merely to listen to great principles. You must apply them in the practical field, turn them into constant practice. What will… — Swami Vivekananda
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

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