Quotes by Principles There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'. William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim principleshurtwar In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing with general principles, he must furnish particular instances of their application. William Strunk, Jr. argumentprinciplesart The skilful disputant well knows that he never has his enemy at more advantage than when, by allowing the premises, he shows him arguing wrong from his own principles. William Warburton principlesarguingenemy If . . . a principle of true Religion [i.e., true Christianity] should . . . gain ground, there is no estimating the effects on public morals, and the consequent influence on our political welfare. William Wilberforce estimatingpoliticalprinciples Never forget that you are practicing a craft with certain principles. William Zinsser craftsnever-forgetprinciples For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over the weak, the vacillating, inconsistent good. William Wordsworth victory-and-defeatenergyprinciples Self-determination is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action, which statesmen will henceforth ignore at their peril. Woodrow Wilson determinationprinciplesself Never stand so high upon a principle that you cannot lower it to suit the circumstances. Winston Churchill suitsprinciplescircumstances Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles. Woodrow Wilson democracygovernmentprinciples It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than it is to apply them. Winston Churchill principleseasy No peace can last, or ought to last, which does not recognize and accept the principle that governments derive all their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that no right anywhere exists to hand peoples from sovereignty to sovereignty as if they were property. Woodrow Wilson governmentprincipleshands Politics is a war of causes; a joust of principles. Woodrow Wilson presidentialprincipleswar Politics is a war of causes; a joust of principles. Government is too serious a matter to admit of meaningless courtesies. Woodrow Wilson governmentprincipleswar Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however immaculate, that has not had its compromising manipulator. Wyndham Lewis purposeprinciplesuse In Critical and baffling situations, it is always best to return to first principle and simple action Winston Churchill principlesmilitarysimple When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled. Xunzi principlesteacherpeople A realization that the founding principle of existence is what we call love, which works itself out sometimes not clearly, not cleanly, not immediately, nonetheless ineluctably. Yann Martel principlesinspirationallife Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security. Yitzhak Rabin importantisraelprinciples Bringing an end to mass government surveillance needs to be a central pillar of returning to the principles we have put in jeopardy in the early 21st century. Yochai Benkler pillarsgovernmentprinciples In holding your antagonist, therefore, you should hold him lightly as if your arms were nothing but chains which connect you with him, so that you may stretch or contract them at will when necessary, and pull or push him in any direction you choose. If you pull your opponent or apply your tricks on him by putting from the beginning too much strength in your arms, then you are going to contest with him by means of your power and against the principles of Judo. In doing so, you can never expect to succeed in your contest. Yokoyama Sakujiro principlesmaymean«111112113114115116117118119120121»
