Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.
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KATE SAUNDERS Integrity is a personal quality of fairness. It is the quality of being honest and having strong mor... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Racism is getting worse because of a lack of moral leadership, PAULINE HANSON Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness a... ORSON F. WHITNEY The right-to-life principle is the cornerstone of American law. The logic of abortion is not only wr... BARRY MCCARTY No moral code or ethical principle, no piece of scripture or holy teaching, can be summoned to defen... MATTHEW DESMOND Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principl... WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet. DALAI LAMA The Darwinian theory is in principle capable of explaining life. No other theory that has ever been... RICHARD DAWKINS If we take the position that an assessment that veganism is morally preferable to vegetarianism is n... GARY L. FRANCIONE In a way then, the Divine Principle, this new revelation, is the documentary of my life. It is my ow... SUN MYUNG MOON There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact - the first communit... ADLAI E. STEVENSON I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So th... DALAI LAMA I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there is no valid principle of ... BENJAMIN TUCKER We are accountable for our actions as we exercise our moral agency. If we understand this principle ... L. LIONEL KENDRICK There is no moral phenomena at all, only moral interpretation of phenomena FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE When self-reliance changes from a principle of love to a principle of force it is no longer a princi... CRISTABEL MICHAELS There is no such thing as moral phenomena, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Everything is undefined, and that is accompanied by a lack of character and principle among the peop... ISA QOSYA This is the Modern Man, who cannot save himself but wants to save the world. He is the Wise who... CRISTIANE SERRUYA Equality is not the empirical claim that all groups of humans are interchangeable; it is the moral p... STEVEN PINKER There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice. NADINE GORDIMER This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolut... KEVIN KELLY Publicity, publicity, publicity is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life JOSEPH PULITZER Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life. JOSEPH PULITZER There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good. MAHATMA GANDHI America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have s... GEORGE H. W. BUSH The principle of compounding may not necessarily mean investing once & getting residual interest add... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) There are no moral phenomena, only a moral interpretation of phenomena FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, bec... RICHARD GERE Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.-Dalai Lama DALAI LAMA XIV Bear in mind, practice is more important than principle. Principles without practice is worthless. H... ABHIJIT NASKAR There again, that is a fundamental principle: no two situations are alike. LAKHDAR BRAHIMI It's a testament to the continued influence of the Dalai Lama. KATE SAUNDERS I believe that there is a Matrix and... to be more accurate I am in the Pornography Matrix. DEYTH BANGER The Dalai Lama has taught me that the best way to live life is to try and avoid desire. Desire is re... MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO Concentration is the key to economic results. No other principles of effectiveness is violated as co... PETER DRUCKER Concentration is the key to economic results. No other principles of effectiveness is violated as co... PETER F. DRUCKER It is a fundamental principle of criminal law that an imputed offense must correspond exactly to the... FIDEL CASTRO Moral rules are directions for running the human machine. Every moral rule is there to prevent a bre... C.S. LEWIS The entrepreneurship principle;Entrepreneurship is all about making life easier for humanity,while m... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) In studying mathematics or simply using a mathematical principle, if we get the wrong answer in sort... ERIC BUTTERWORTH I believe that a human embryo is worthy of legal protection, ... Western medicine has been founded o... MATT BARTLE If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle w... ABRAHAM LINCOLN The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is. DALAI LAMA There is no such thing as a moral dress. It's people who are moral or immoral. JENNIE JEROME CHURCHILL There is no such thing as a moral dress... It's people who are moral or immoral. JENNIE JEROME CHURCHILL If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totall... DALAI LAMA Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particula... SINCLAIR LEWIS Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, especiall... SINCLAIR LEWIS There can be no beauty if it is paid for by human injustice, nor truth that passes over injustice in... TADEUSZ BOROWSKI Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life. FRANCIS BACON Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life FRANCIS BACON SR. If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any o... OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any o... OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES The problem is that our world and our education remain focused exclusively on external, materialisti... DALAI LAMA XIV Free institutions are not the property of any majority. They do not confer upon majorities unlimite... WALTER LIPPMANN Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent;... WENDELL PHILLIPS When there is no argument [dispute] over a talk, it is called ‘Principle’. DADA BHAGWAN Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the takin... ARTHUR MILLER There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of spe... MARTIN BUBER I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle. HENRY ADDINGTON I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle HENRY ADDINGTON Feast of John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of Melanesia, & his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 First... C. H. BULLOCK Even after human beings have reached adulthood and developmental maturity, there remain hindrances i... ROBERT B. LOUDEN What will be required to increase the quality of life and health is a coming together of technology ... DOC CHILDRE Principle is principle, of course, and terror on a gray morning is another thing. THOMAS KENEALLY Without consistency there is no moral strength. OWEN There is a principle in exercise called the principle of specificity. What it says is if you want to... DON HARRIS Our ministry is committed to the principle that there are no disabled souls in the kingdom of God, JEFF DAVIDSON Kant in fact offers four distinct arguments in defence of the necessity and importance of examples i... ROBERT B. LOUDEN I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis. DALAI LAMA Science, it is said, no doubt has ameliorated the material conditions of human life, but is powerles... ELIE METCHNIKOFF Human rights' are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at ... ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change. JOHN CLEESE No living being can ever “hitch” another living being. If one were able to “hitch” another, ... DADA BHAGWAN The co-called moral compass is a part of the human cognition, and when that compass comes into actio... ABHIJIT NASKAR I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama. DALAI LAMA The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice m... ANTHONY BURGESS She has no vision, no guiding principles for our state. This lack of clear vision and principle is w... LEN MUNSIL We create the world in which we live; if that world becomes unfit for human life; it is because we t... CYRIL CONNOLLY There is no change in our position. The main difference is that they in principle don't agree to lin... MAHMUDUR RAHMAN As soon as one is unhappy one becomes moral MARCEL PROUST Love is the missing factor; there is a lack of affection, of warmth in relationship; and because we ... JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI God, great principle of all minor principles, God, who is Himself without a principle, could not con... GIACOMO CASANOVA His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. WOODY ALLEN There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of... MARTIN BUBER The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good. JOHN LOCKE People on the worldly path, to them ‘we’ say, ‘Practice complete honesty. If you cannot do tha... DADA BHAGWAN I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tib... DALAI LAMA
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