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evil lazy would-be
The aphorism "Whatever is, is right," would be as final as it is lazy, did it not include the troublesome consequence that nothing that ever was, was wrong. Charles Dickens
evil statesmen statesmanship
It is seldom that statesmen have the option of choosing between a good and an evil. Charles Caleb Colton
evil choices goods
Life often presents us with a choice of evils, rather than of goods.
evil decision choices
Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils.
evil growth rapids
No propagation or multiplication is more rapid that that of evil, unless it be checked; no growth more certain.
evil giving decision
Accustom yourself to submit on all and every occasion, and on the most minute, no less than on the most important circumstances of life, to a small present evil, to obtain a greater distant good. This will give decision, tone, and energy to the mind, which, thus disciplined, will often reap victory from defeat and honor from repulse.
evil unhappy ends
Good never come of such evil, a happier end was not in nature to so unhappy a beginning.
evil hatred debt
It is known, to the force of a single pound weight, what the engine will do; but, not all the calculators of the National Debt can tell me the capacity for good or evil, for love or hatred, for patriotism or discontent, for the decomposition of virtue into vice, or the reverse.
evil wells decided
It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'. Charles Simmons
principles republican loses
[Republicans] swapped principle for power. They ended up with neither. They deserved to lose. Alan Greenspan
principles world down-and
Nobody has the time to sit down and explain the first world from first principles. Chris Cleave
principles compromise
I don't compromise my principles for politics. Chris Christie
principles filters needs
Most electronic equipment uses the principle of amplification. You need filters, modulators and mixing equipment which have gain stages. By piling these components up, I was able to work without any sound generators and I made several pieces in that manner. David Tudor
principles investigation stomach
Every investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach. Athenaeus
principles ethics virtue
Humanistic ethics is based on the principle that only humans themselves can determine the criterion for virtue and not an authority transcending us. Bertrand Russell
principles eternal
Principles are eternal... William Jennings Bryan
principles response
Faith is such a principle of power. God works by power, but this power is usually exercised in response to our faith. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
principles firsts deny
Those who deny the first principle should be flogged or burned until they admit that it is not the same thing to be burned and not burned, or whipped and not whipped. Avicenna
conscience courage man obey root
Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience. James Freeman Clarke
conscience father impossible marry tricked unless
Abigail is the conscience of the piece. Her father has tricked Jabez into an impossible situation. He can't marry Abigail unless ... well, I don't want to give too much away, here. Robert Schenkkan
conscience english-philosopher judgement
A man's conscience and his judgement is the same thing; and as the judgement, so also the conscience, may be erroneous. Thomas Hobbes
conscience
For 30 years he was the conscience of Hollywood, Mark Rydell
conscience man
This man has no soul; he has no conscience. Rosemary Dillard
conscience impulse shocks
This is the kind of development that I think shocks our conscience in America, to see the humanitarian impulse so cynically manipulated, John Bolton
conscience enjoying stops
The New England conscience does not stop you from doing what you shouldn't-it just stops you from enjoying it. Cleveland Amory
conscience decide opposed pretend principled stand throw understand
Now, I can understand if out of conscience you take a principled stand and you would decide that you were so opposed to this that you would actually throw your medals. But to pretend to do so, I think that's very revealing. Karen Hughes
conscience sting
The sting of conscience teacheth one to sting.