Principles Quotes

The Democratic Party is now a political mechanism having a genuine political principle: national socialism.

A major fault, for example, is the fact that, along with the materialist principle, Darwin introduced into his theory of evolution reactionary Malthusian ideas.

History comes and history goes, but principles endure, and ensure future generations will defend liberty not as a gift from government but as a blessing from our Creator.

Those persons who suffer from indigestion, or who become drunk, are utterly ignorant of the true principles of eating and drinking.

As a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters.

Enthusiasm for conservation can be fashioned into a nasty weapon for those who dislike business on general principles.

We can either have a free Parliament or a free people. Personal freedom requires that all authority is restrained by long-run principles which the opinion of the people approves.

Chivalry - ...a romantic idealism closely related to Christianity, which makes honor the guiding principle of conduct. Connected with this is the ancient concept of the gentleman.

As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods.

Every page must explode, whether through seriousness, profundity, turbulence, nausea, the new, the eternal, annihilating nonsense, enthusiasm for principles, or the way it is printed.

He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

I tend to approach things from a physics framework. And physics teaches you to reason from first principles rather than by analogy.

Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.

Passive resistance seeks to rejoin politics and religion and to test all our actions in the light of ethical principles.

Be flexible, but stick to your principles.

If tolerance is taken to the point where it tolerates the destruction of those same principles that made tolerance possible in the first place, it becomes intolerable.

The keys to success, in business and in life, are truthfulness, the ability to take and give, honest and well-intended feedback, strength of character and conviction in one's principles

People do what they are told not to do. It happens time and time again. Here on the frozen tundra, it is known as the Tongue on the Frozen Pump Handle principle.

The principles governing the behavior of systems are not widely understood.

There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it their duty to make themselves as pleasing as possible to every one.

One thing is always wrong-always: to cause suffering in others for the purpose of gratifying one's own pleasures; that is everlastingly wrong.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

The proper exegetical principle is this: Mosaic law is still to be enforced, by the church or the State or both, unless there is a specific injunction to the contrary in the New Testament.

Liberty is a principle; its community is its security; exclusiveness is its doom.

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.

The obligation of human beings to support and obey human governments, while they legislate upon the principles of the moral law, is an unalterable as the moral law itself.

For the Staffel: attack on principle in groups of four or six. When the fight breaks up into a series of single combats, take care that several do not go for one opponent.

We must have faith in the people of this country and faith in our principles.

No true civilization can be expected permanently to continue which is not based on the great principles of Christianity.

The principle of faith is as firm as the very pillars of heaven.

If the grass is greener on the other side it's probably getting better care. Success is a matter of sticking to a set of common sense principles anyone can master.

Be true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy.

What distinguishes Shambhala is its intention of trying to create a society based upon certain principles. So, Shambhala's focus is not just on the individual, but on society as a whole.

Each of the seven chakras are governed by spiritual laws, principles of consciousness that we can use to cultivate greater harmony, happiness, and wellbeing in our lives and in the world.

A great nation betrayed the principles which have made it great, and thereby became hostage to hostage-takers.

The republic stands for truth and honour. For all that is noblest in our race. By truth and honour, principle and sacrifice alone will Ireland be free.

Should one name one central concept, a first principle, of cybernetics, it would be circularity.

To be specific, is to exhibit a knowledge of the principles and art of adjusting; a comprehension of facts so systematized that they are available for the relief of disease.

Be firm on principle but flexible on method.

One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army.

All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.

The world is a very dangerous place. But the world is not too dangerous of a place for the United States of America provided we act according to our principles, provided we act intelligently.

No one expects this nation to become a theocracy, where Christianity is the only value, but we do indeed say that the essential values and founding principles of the nation should not be ignored.

Sir John Templeton: "My ethical principle in the first place was: 'Where could I use my talents that God gave me to help the most people?'"

I was born and raised a Christian and I still adhere to those principles.

All these constructions and the laws connecting them can be arrived at by the principle of looking for the mathematically simplest concepts and the link between them.

One of my life's principles is to develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways and to help others do the same.

The first principle of modern cultures may be their connectedness. Culture is like wind and wind knows no boundary or center. Once there is a center, wind becomes a whirlwind.

Freemasonry is an order whose leading star is philanthropy and whose principles inculcate an unceasing devotion to the cause of virtue and morality.