Emotional Quote by Clint Smith

Our principles are the springs of our actions. Our actions, the springs of our happiness or misery. Too much care, therefore, cannot be taken…

— Red Skelton

Principles are like seeds; they are little things which do much good, if the mind that receives them has the right attitudes.

— Seneca the Younger

Principles are things which one calls upon to avoid something unpleasant.

— Multatuli

The standard that a society should actually embody its own professed principles is a utopian one, in the sense that moral principles contradict the…

— Susan Sontag

Principles are what allow you to live a life consistent with those values. Principles connect your values to your actions.

— Ray Dalio

If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles.

— Marvin Bower

Principles only mean something if you stick by them when they are inconvenient.

— Simi Ngr

“Principles are fundamental truths that serve as the foundations for behavior that gets you what you want out of life. They can be applied…

— Ray Dalio

Principles don't die. They aren't here one day and gone the next. They can't be destroyed by fire, earthquake or theft. Principles are deep,…

— Stephen Covey

General principles are not the less true or important because from their nature they elude immediate observation; they are like the air, which is…

— William Hazlitt

Principles are natural laws that are external to us and that ultimately control the consequences of our actions. Values are internal and subjective and…

— Stephen Covey

Principles are only tools in the hands of God; they will soon be thrown away when they are no longer useful.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer