Quotes About Principles

It is not because right principles have been violated, that they are to be abandoned.

Since, then, man cannot make principles, from whence did he gain a knowledge of them, so as to be able to apply them, not only to things on earth, but to ascertain the motion of bodies so immensely distant from him as all the heavenly bodies are? From whence, I ask, could he gain that knowledge, but from the study of the true theology?

enforce obedience thereto. The object, on either side, doth not justify the means; for the lives of men are too

Tüm kâinat? düzenleyen ve yöneten ilkeler gibi her bilimin de sabit ve deÄŸiÅŸtirilemez ilkeleri vard?r. Ä°nsan bu ilkeleri yapamaz ancak onlar? keÅŸfedebilir.

There are, in every country, some magnificent charities established by individuals. It is, however, but little that any individual can do, when the whole extent of the misery to be relieved is considered. He may satisfy his conscience, but not his heart. He may give all that he has, and that all will relieve but little. It is only by organizing civilization upon such principles as to act like a system of pulleys, that the whole weight of misery can be removed. -Agrarian Justice

Though in a plan of which justice and humanity are the foundation principles, interest ought not to be admitted into the calculation, yet it is always of advantage to the establishment of any plan to show that it is beneficial as a matter of interest. The success of any proposed plan submitted to public consideration must finally depend on the numbers interested in supporting it, united with the justice of its principles.

The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house.

If there are certain principles, as I think there are, which the' constitution of our nature leads us to believe, and which we are under a necessity to take for granted in the common concerns of life,' without being able to give a reason for them; these are what we call the principles of common sense; and what is manifestly contrary to them, is what we call absurd.

Philosophy has no other root but the principles of common sense.; it grows out from them, and draws its nourishment from them; severed from this root, its honours wither up, its sap is dried up, it dies and rots.

The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.

Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.

Great management is about character, not technique.

A pure heart avoids that which may be interpreted as evil. He who is loyal to his prince not only forbears to have his hand in treason, but he takes heed of that which has an appearance of treason.

La piedad consiste en una armonía exacta entre principios y prácticas piadosas

The Principles of Truth are Seven; he who knows these, understandingly, possesses the Magic Key before whose touch all the Doors of the Temple fly open.

If you are a true student, you will be able to work out and apply these Principles—if not, then you must develop yourself into one, for otherwise the Hermetic Teachings will be as "words, words, words" to you. THE THREE INITIATES.

convictions and beliefs! .. what do they have to do with religion!

There are many roads to dignity, and one is called character—

If there's a party and they won't let my friends in, I'd leave. No question.

There is no reason why I should call myself a democrat.

CORE was committed to nonviolence, but I was not.

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.

I am certainly not an intellectual relativist, nor a moral relativist.

I'm just not interested in selling out to get on the charts and make people happy.