Inspirational Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity.

— 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

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

If you're familiar with a principle you don't have to be familiar with all of its applications.

— Henry David Thoreau

Principles are sometimes an unaffordable luxury.

— Mary Jo Putney

If you have methods without principles, you're going to have trouble. But if you develop methods based on principles, then you can make progress.

— Charles Koch

Principles don't mean anything until they cost you something.

— Laura Schlessinger

Principles are what people have instead of God.

— Alexander Schmemann

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

— Multatuli

“Principles are better than instructions and “hacks.” We can figure out the specifics later—but only if we learn the right way to approach them.”

— Ryan Holiday

Teach principles not formulas.

— Richard P. Feynman

“Principles are more important than methods.”

— Sven Kohlhaas