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

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

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

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.

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.

'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.

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody,

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody,

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.