Quotes About Principles

And no one rose to ask the question: Good?-by what standard?John Galt

If one abandons their principles when tested by struggle, they were never true principles but advertisements for character they never possessed.

Plant your flag, respectfully stand for truth, justice, and freedom for all.

The truth exists at the junction between good and bad.

When you rely on the principles of truth, they take you far.

Stand up for what you believe in, even if you stand alone.

When a worrier acts bravery and face death in a battle, rest assured that he/she is knows that the case fought for has its values.

If a country successfully translate the principles of truth and honesty into their social life, social issues and problems are resolved in a civilized manner.

We shall return to proven ways - not because they are old but because they are true.

We wanted a pet food based on sound scientific principles and truth, not marketing hype.

The principles you know determines what you get

In order to have success it is necessary to know certain principles and rules

No crime is a means to an end. No crime can be rationalized.

I will never compromise Truth for the sake of getting along with people who can only get along when we agree.

The moral high ground was at the top of a slippery slope—

A patchwork of expedients, conflicting principles, innovations nobody understood, holdovers that ought to have been taken off the books years ago. Yet in the midst of modern confusion, fundamental

He knew there were two kinds of truth in this world. The truth that was the unalterable bedrock of one's life and mission. And the other, malleable truth of politicians, charlatans, corrupt lawyers, and their clients, bent and molded to serve whatever purpose was at hand.

Everybody wants the chance to do the right thing, Hirsch. It makes them feel good inside. Even if doing it doesn't exactly fit inside the rules, sometimes you have to rely on the voice inside that tells you what to do.

A man got to have a code. - Omar Little

It was not that he lacked values, but he had a keen sense that at times the ends justified the means, and an equally keen sense of his own interests. There

We quickly figured out that some companies actually have a moral compass and some of them don't," said Joe.

it was the only time he'd done something just for the money, and that he'd never do something just for the money ever again.

If this story has a soul, it is in the decisions made by its principal characters to resist the temptation of easy money and to pay special attention to the spirit in which they live their working lives. I didn't write about them because they were controversial. I wrote about them because they were admirable.

She's got manners, but what has she got in the way of morals?" "Oh," said Luker blithely, "she and I don't have any morals. We have to get along with a scruple or two." "I