Barren Quote by Thomas Traherne

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 what people have instead of God.

— Alexander Schmemann

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

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Principles have a way of enduring, as do the few irreducible individuals who maintain allegiance to them.

— Christopher Hitchens

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

— 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

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 eternal.

— William Jennings Bryan

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

— Simi Ngr

Principles are concepts that can be applied over and over again in similar circumstances as distinct from narrow answers to specific questions. Every game…

— Ray Dalio

Principles are the most important thing to me. One of the things I think my dad taught me was there are people who accept…

— Ken Buck