An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army. Read Summary
Having a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing seems to me to be one of the most basic principles that you can adopt to contribute to individual and world peace. Read Summary
Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots. Read Summary
Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principles. Read Summary
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Read Summary
'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Read Summary
Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them. Read Summary
An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot. Read Summary
There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. Read Summary
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize. Read Summary
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them. Read Summary
Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science. Read Summary
My principles are more important than the money or my title. Read Summary
There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion. Read Summary
The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles. Read Summary
The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests. Read Summary
To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects. Read Summary
If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal. Read Summary
Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do. Read Summary
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. Read Summary