Quotes of: Fundamental-principles Keyword

The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother.

Christian Morgenstern

I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle.

Henry Addington

It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.

Eugene Ormandy

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Japanese chose the principle of eternal peace as the basis of morality for our rebirth after the War.

Kenzaburo Oe

Islam is in principle egalitarian, and has always had problems with power.

Mary Douglas

The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract.

Walter Lippmann

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Stephen Covey

The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

Robert Collier

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.

Edmund Burke

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Tom Stoppard

Never compromise your principles, even if it leads to difficulties in the short term.

Alan Casden

Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.

Albert Camus

It is often easier to fight for one’s principles than it is to live up to them.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.

Al Sharpton

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.

George W. Bush

Principle of Change #5: Without proper action, change cannot occur.

Life

Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

Yitzhak Rabin

I'm a writer. I don't support any war. That's my principle.

Haruki Murakami

Every cuisine has its characteristic 'flavor principle,' Rozin contends, whether it is tomato-lemon-oregano in Greece; lime-chili in Mexico; onion-lard-paprika in Hungary, or, in Samin's Moroccan dish, cumin-coriander-cinnamon-ginger-onion-fruit. (An...

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

If a man happen to take it into his head to assassinate with his own hands, or with the sword of justice, those whom he calls heretics, that is, people who think, or perhaps only speak, differently upon a subject which neither party understands, he w...

Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation