Quotes about Principle
Perseverance is a principle that should be commendable in those who have judgment to govern it
— Mark Twain
Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.
— Mark Twain
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.
— Mark Twain
Cruelty practiced as a matter of social principle or public policy, and presented to the community as a means to a higher goal is the most obscene and decadent phenomenon of any civilization.
— Vernon Howard
No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.
— Andrew Carnegie
I believe in the single standard for men and women.
— Mae West
At the center of nonviolence stands the principle of love.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.
— Martin Luther
Here stand I. I can do no other.
— Martin Luther
Peace if possible, but truth at any rate.
— Martin Luther
Hier stehe Ich, Ich kann nicht anders." ("Here I stand, I can do no other")
— Martin Luther
I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe.
— Martin Luther