#principles

All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate. ↗

— Charles Inglis

#amiable #dark #exerted #laid #malevolent

Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science. ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal

#even #foundation #function #greater #indeed

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou. ↗

— Akhenaton

#act #action #change #establish #ever

Take pleasure in your dreams; relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of a precious lover. ↗

— Giotto di Bondone

#dreams #feelings #heart #lover #our dreams

Action based only on principles isn't always good even if it feels good. ↗

— John Chancellor

#always #based #even #feels #good

We believe - we believe that, if we tell the people the truth, that they will act bigger than the pettiness we see in Washington, D.C. We believe it is possible to forge bipartisan compromise, and stand up for our conservative principles. ↗

— Chris Christie

#believe #bigger #bipartisan #compromise #conservative

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times. ↗

— Everett Dirksen

#first #fixed #flexible #i #i am

Thanks to President Bush and Republican principles, businesses now have more confidence to hire workers. ↗

— John Doolittle

#businesses #confidence #hire #more #now

Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles; elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#concerns #debate #democrats #elected #fundamental

A Louisiana politician can't afford to let his animosities carry him away, and still less his principles, although there is seldom difficulty in that department. ↗

— A. J. Liebling

#although #away #carry #department #difficulty