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Important principles may and must be inflexible.
Important principles may and must be inflexible.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate read more
It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.
'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, read more
'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
When a fellow says it hain't the money but the principle o' the thing, it's th' money.
When a fellow says it hain't the money but the principle o' the thing, it's th' money.
Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they read more
Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.
Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand.
Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand.
It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.
It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.
