Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation.
Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.
Pythagoras took the next important step by subordinating the mere matter of nature to its essential principle of form and order, identifying the latter with reason or the soul.
That is why if Lebanon concludes a peace agreement with Israel and brings that accord to the Parliament our deputies will reject it; Hezbollah refuses any conciliation with Israel in principle.
It is the sincere desire of the writer that our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the bible, particularly the New Testament or the Christian religion.
We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.
I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.
I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football.
Now, being a science fiction writer, when I see a natural principle, I wonder if it could fail.
I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
I want it understood that all these men fought for principle, not for plunder, and that they were true-hearted, honorable soldiers, fighting for what they esteemed was a righteous cause.
The sacred formula of positivism: love as a principle, the order as a foundation, and progress as a goal.
One of the principles of nonviolence is that you leave your opponents whole and better off than you found them.
People come up to me and tell me they support me because I never left my principles.
Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
In order every one in our homeland learns principles of democracy and the peaceful transition of power, and in order to stabilize and develop multiple choices in democratic practice.
You know you are starting to love her when you are starting to go against your principles.
That which enables us to know and understand aright in the things of God, must be a living principle of holiness within us.
The only 'ironclad rules' in writing fiction are the laws of physics and the principles of grammar, and even those can be bent.
There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination.
