principles

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

If you don__ have the faith in principles and you don__ believe in the absolutism of the truth then you won__ be able achieve anything in life.

Anger is essential if one is to survive this world. It__ not just a degenerate emotion that destroys everything in its path. If it were so completely destructive, why would people of every religion in the world imbue God with it? __on__ do that! Allah will get angry,_ my aunts used to say. People use it with children all the time. Be good and avoid the wrath of those with the capacity to strike you down in an instant. Your entire life may be governed by this simple principle _ Be good to avoid angering those who have more power than you.

Someone once said to me, 'There are so many religions in the world. They can't all be right.' And my reply was, 'Well, they can't all be wrong either.' All religions in the world today share more commonalities than differences, yet language blinds many from seeing these truths. Some people will tell me that what I write about is straight from their holy book, but the truth is that the main principles found in all holy books were already engraved in all our hearts. If you think common sense, the golden rule and knowing right from wrong are exclusive only to your faith, then you need to open yourself up to the rest of the world's religions.

Miracles are exceptions principles are the rules.

Truth never dies.

And here is the point, about myself and my co-thinkers. Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely solely upon science and reason, because these are necessary rather than sufficient factors, but we distrust anything that contradicts science or outrages reason. We may differ on many things, but what we respect is free inquiry, openmindedness, and the pursuit of ideas for their own sake.

Sir, I had rather be right than to be President.

Are we truly acting from principle and not from interest? Surely it is at least convenient that for us the two coincide.

Life will treat you according to how you observe its rules and principles.

Success is not an accident, it's a result of the choices we make, based on principles we believe in..

But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.

Life is indeed terribly complicated__o a man who has lost his principles.

Learn the principles, abide by the principles, and then dissolve the principles.

You can't do wrong right, but you can do right wrong.

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

If you want to check someone's principles, give him authority .. Then have a seat & watch

His principles were out of date, but there was a good deal to be said for his prejudices.