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I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate read more
I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.
'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.
The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the read more
The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.
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.
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.
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.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
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.
