Quotes About Principle

an individual's moral obligation in the situation is to 'call it as he sees it' without consideration of what others say.

When a man's cause is good, it will sufficiently plead for itself, yea, and for its master too.

For, to my mind, this is a certain principle, that nothing is here treated of but the visible form of the world. He who would learn astronomy, and other recondite arts, let him go elsewhere. (on commenting the text of Genesis 1:6)

Hero-worship is innate to human nature, and it is founded on some of our noblest feelings,—gratitude, love, and admiration.—but which, like all other feelings, when uncontrolled by principle and reason, may easily degenerate into the wildest exaggerations, and lead to most dangerous consequences.

holding firmly to the principle that true religion is founded upon obedience. Unless

The fanaticism which discards the Scripture, under the pretense of resorting to immediate revelations is subversive of every principle of Christianity. For when they boast extravagantly of the Spirit, the tendency is always to bury the Word of God so they may make room for their own falsehoods.

Mohammed and the pope have this principle of religion in common: they pretend that Scripture does not contain perfect doctrine, and that they receive a higher revelation from the Spirit. The

But the measure of a man was the degree to which he was prepared to inconvenience himself for what was right;

If he has a weakness, it's that he's a moral being. Where possible, he'll do the right thing, the just thing, and if he does wrong he'll bear the guilt of it.

I'm Episcopalian. I believe in everything.

A single course of studies for all progressive schools is out of the question; it would mean abandoning the fundamental principle of connection with life-experiences.

Satyagraha, of which civil resistance is but a part, is to me the universal law of life.

Many things in life are not fair but all things should be.

Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.

We are not depending on a reed shaken by the wind, but on the Priniciple of Life Itself, for all that we have or ever shall need. It is not some Power, or a great Power, it is all power.

A moral choice in its basic terms appears to be a choice that favors survival: a choice made in favor of life.

Never lie under any circumstances.

don't argue what you don't believe in. Rule number one, in law and in life.

The true guide of life is to do what is right.

If I am wrong, I am doing what I believe to the right.

My pet peeve and my goal in life is to somehow get an adjective for 'integrity' in the dictionary. 'Truthful' doesn't really cover it, or 'genuine.' It should be like 'integritus.'

Of two evils, it is perhaps less injurious to society, that good doctrine should be accompanied by a bad life, than that a good life should lend its support to a bad doctrine.

I rest their case. I'm Pro-Life.

It's a law of life - check it and you'll see it holds true in every situation of life.