Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil.
Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never had any reason for starting any more than it has any reason for ending.
Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance principles and purposes of Socialism are the chief leaders of the extreme wings of the Socialistic forces and perhaps a few of the money kings themselves.
When a fellow says 'It ain't the money but the principle of the thing ' it's the money.
We need to shift from an economic organizing principle for human civilization to a humanitarian organizing principle. Making money more important than your own children is a pathological way for an individual to run their affairs and it's a pathological way for a society to run its affairs.
A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.
Money not morality is the principle commerce of civilized nations.
It is money money money! Not ideas not principles but money that reigns supreme in American politics.
A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise it is said and principles should never be compromised.
The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism pursued to a certain point bring men back to common sense.
We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play.
It is generally in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper principles and designs.
There are many men of principle in both parties in America but there is no party of principle.
I have always supported measures and principles and not men.