Principle
I get angry at a principle, not a person.
A rational system and order for educational administration should be established on the principle of ensuring smooth progress of teaching and scientific research by teachers and researchers, and of edification of students.
The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
I remember from my school days Archimedes jumping into his bath and displacing water and coming up with his famous principle, and of course Isaac Newton being hit on the head with an apple. In other words, this realm of human knowledge — which is mathematical, essentially — can have a playful visual element to it.
It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.
A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.
There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say.
Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.
It is among the evils of slavery that it taints the very sources of moral principle. It establishes false estimates of virtue and vice: for what can be more false and heartless than this doctrine which makes the first and holiest rights of humanity to depend upon the color of the skin?
The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.
Expressions of affection, like putting your arm around someone's shoulder, holding hands, or giving a kiss good night, involve the principle of honesty.
The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being.
You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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