There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their strength are governed by others. '1 Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern them are supported by them. This is a universal principle.
The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
Two things, Christian reader, particularly excite the will of man to good. A principle of justice is one, the other the profit we may derive therefrom. All wise men, therefore, agree that justice and profit are the two most powerful inducements to move our wills to any undertaking. Now, though men seek profit more frequently than justice, yet justice is in itself more powerful.
I believe that freedom is a gift from an Almighty to every man, woman, and child; that is a principle that was important to me during my presidency and I think it's an important principle.
In principle I'm an atheist, although in fact I have a lot of faith
It is a disgrace to let ignorance and vanity do more with us than prudence and principle.
Retire into thyself. The rational principle which rules has this nature, that it is content with itself when it does what is just, and so secures tranquility.
emotion is first of all and in principle an accident
If a religious principle is worth anything, it applies to a million of human beings as truly as to one; and the difficulty of insisting on its wider application does not furnish any proof that it ought not to be so applied.
We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny.
Relationship Principle 11 It is better to be disliked for being who you are than to be loved for who you are not.
As the blood of Christ is the fountain of all merit, so the Spirit of Christ is the fountain of all spiritual life; and until he quicken us and infuse the principle of the divine life into our souls, we can put forth no hand, or vital act of faith, to lay hold upon Jesus Christ.
Surely, if it is the right of the people to "alter or abolish," it is their right to criticize, even severely, policies they believe destructive of the ends for which government has been established. This principle, in the Declaration of Independence, suggests that true patriotism lies in supporting the values the country is supposed to cherish: equality, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. When our government compromises, undermines, or attacks those values, it is being unpatriotic.
I think most directors subscribe to the principle that less is more, and the best direction is the most concise direction.
The great guardian principle of all conduct in the church of God is personal responsibility to the Lord.
Right now, I'm following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass.
The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother.
This principle that judges are not politicians lies at the very heart of a judicial job - of the judicial job description.
What finally emerges from the 'clear and present danger' cases is a working principle that the substantive evil must be extremely serious and the degree of imminence extremely high before utterances can be punished. . . It must be taken as a command of the broadest scope that explicit language, read in the context of a liberty-loving society, will allow.
"When I speak of love I am not speaking of some sentimental and weak response. I am not speaking of that force which is just emotional bosh. I am speaking of that force which all of the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality. "
