Quotes about Principles

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.

For any act to be morally right, three things are necessary: (1) right act, (2) right motive, and (3) right circumstances. If any one of these factors is not right, the act is wrong.

Principles without facts are empty, but facts without principles are blind.

of all the natural virtues these four are "cardinal," i.e., the hinges ("cardes") on which all other virtues turn, the foundations on which all the other virtues are built.

Principles are not conclusions but starting points, principia. When

We have to be willing to live at the same standard by which we judge.

They don't pay me enough to take any racial abuse. If you come up to me and say something racially, I'm going to take your head off.

Integrity has rewards that are more valuable than how many days we spend on earth.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

And the reason the thoughts kept coming back to me was that I kept turning their sin over in my mind. And so I discovered another of God's principles: We can trust God not only for our emotions but also for our thoughts. As I asked Him to renew my mind, He also took away my thoughts.

A person must have principles, Epiphany. That's the one thing no one can take from you. The only way you can lose your principles is to give them up. Remember that.