Quotes about Principle
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
— Winston Churchill
The contest is not between Us and Them, but between Good and Evil, and if those who would fight Evil adopt the ways of Evil, Evil wins.
— Thomas Jefferson
Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by ways of self-invention, unto the end of a self-righteousness, is the soul and substance of all false religion in the world. And this is a second principle of my ensuing discourse.
— John Owen
I have repeatedly stated that satyagraha never fails and that one perfect satyagrahi is enough to vindicate Truth.
— Mahatma Gandhi
True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.
— Brigham Young
The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.
— Charles Dickens
I cannot choose but adhere to the word of God, which has possession of my conscience; nor can I possibly, nor will I even make any recantation, since it is neither safe nor honest to act contrary to conscience! Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God! Amen.
— Martin Luther
Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes. Matthew 18:7
— Beth Moore
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory.
— George Eliot
Don't do anything that you think is wrong. Just do what you think is right, and then be ready to back it up even with your life.
— Maya Angelou
Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.
— Theodore Roosevelt