Quote by Thomas Jefferson
In matters of principals, stand like a rock; in matters of taste,

In matters of principals, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. – Thomas Jefferson

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Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. – Thomas Jefferson

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Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help. – G. W. F. Hegel

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The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition. – Albert Einstein

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The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other. – James Fenimore Cooper

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You cant live principals you cant understand. – Stephen Covey

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