Quotes About Principles

A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom As It Relates To Investment Management & Business

There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.

Morality is the weakness of the mind.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

To live well and honorably and justly are the same thing.

Demonstration is also something necessary, because a demonstration cannot go otherwise than it does, ... And the cause of this lies with the primary premises/principles.

We are for religion against the religions.

Historically whoever advocates truth always suffers. I am just a fighter for the truth. Our truths are universal

I only take a half share in the civil war; I am willing to die, I am not willing to kill.

In a sense, knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows: for details are swallowed up in principles.

It will be impossible to put these principles into practice unless the non-owning workers through industry and thrift advance to the state of possessing some little property.

Una cuarta característica de todos los superjefes es la integridad. No utilizo la palabra en el sentido coloquial de "honestidad", sino más bien como la estricta adherencia a una visión básica o sentido de sí mismo.

The world has always been betrayed by decent men with bad ideals.

He may have confused honor with with with ruthlessness.

He walked out without his money. The lesson to me was clear: hold onto your integrity at all costs. Never compromise on that.

People need a moral code, to help them make decisions. All this bio-yogurt virtue and financial self-righteousness are just filling the gap in the market. But the problem is that it's all backwards. It's not that you do the right thing and hope it pays off; the morally right thing is by definition the thing that gives the biggest payoff.

Contrary to the prevalent image of the egoist as oblivious to all standards and moved entirely by what he wants, when he wants it, Rand sees such an erratic, emotion-driven course as a sure way to sabotage one's well-being. Serving one's interest requires action guided by the recognition of certain constant, fundamental facts. These facts are the basis of moral principles.

Spirituality means both accepting and mastering one's instincts: living one's natural desires in the light of one's principles is a prayer. It is never a misdeed, nor is it hypocrisy.

It was here I learnt that corporate principles and military principles are basically the same. Insulation. Illusion. Hype. Activity.

He no longer believed in ideals and stuff. He wished that he could kick out the beliefs he had held so dear all his life. Why should he bear the burden of these principles when all most people do is only touch their lips to the cup of wisdom but not take it into their hearts and minds? Why should he bother with being the only believer?

He was a simple honest man. He never strayed, He never drank, he never smoked, and he never kissed a maid. And when he passed away his insurance was denied, Because he never lived, they claimed he never died.

War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.

You'll never get me to speak religion. You'll never get me to speak politics.

When I see something wrong, I speak up.