Quotes about Principle
Jesus wasn't seeking His own honor, but rather modeling the Honor Principle to the ones He was sent to.
— John Bevere
Learn to be flexible. Thomas Jefferson once said, "In matters of principle, stand like a rock. In matters of taste, swim with the current.
— John Maxwell
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly bigger man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
— John Maxwell
A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Have the courage to speak the truth, to do what is right, and to fight for what you believe.
— Donald Trump
Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.
— JC Ryle
Just as a parent is pleased with the efforts of his little child to please him, though it be only by picking a daisy or walking across a room, so is our Father in heaven pleased with the poor performances of His believing children. He looks at the motive, principle, and intention of their actions, and not merely at their quantity and quality. He regards them as members of His own dear Son,
— JC Ryle
Let it be a settled principle in our minds, in reading the Bible, that Christ is the central sun of the whole book. So long as we keep Him in view, we shall never greatly err in our search for spiritual knowledge. Once losing sight of Christ, we shall find the whole Bible dark and full of difficulty.
— JC Ryle
Every living thing which God creates requires food. The life that God imparts needs sustaining and nourishing. It is so with animal and vegetable life,—with birds, beasts, fishes, reptiles, insects, and plants. It is equally so with spiritual life. When the Holy Ghost raises a man from the death of sin and makes him a new creature in Christ Jesus, the new principle in that man's heart requires food, and the only food which will sustain it is the Word of God.
— JC Ryle
Every time you compromise, something inside your spirit dies a little
— Lynn Austin
I can make the choice to leave the cookies in the bakery case and the chips on the grocery shelf, I could make the choice to walk away from that remark. That's what the apostle Paul was talking abut when he said, 'we demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.' (2 Corinthians 10:5)
— Lysa TerKeurst
This nation was founded by many men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. John F. Kennedy, Radio and television report to the American people in civil rights, June 11, 1963 35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917 - 1963) ? John F. Kennedy
— John F. Kennedy