All 15 Uses of
principle
in
War and Peace
- Though the words of the order were not clear to the regimental commander, and the question arose whether the troops were to be in marching order or not, it was decided at a consultation between the battalion commanders to present the regiment in parade order, on the principle that it is always better to "bow too low than not bow low enough."†
Chpt 2
- Besides, unless His Majesty the Emperor derogates from the principle of our alliance….†
Chpt 2
- You know my principles—everything aboveboard?†
Chpt 3 *
- Last night a proposition was made me on your account and, as you know my principles, I refer it to you.†
Chpt 3
- Remember this, Princess, I hold to the principle that a maiden has a full right to choose.†
Chpt 3
- We are not fighting pour le Roi de Prusse, but for right principles.†
Chpt 5
- * * "The principle of monarchies is honor seems to me incontestable.†
Chpt 6
- He did not think of doubting Freemasonry itself, but suspected that Russian Masonry had taken a wrong path and deviated from its original principles.†
Chpt 6
- "For the dissemination of pure truth and to secure the triumph of virtue," he read, "we must cleanse men from prejudice, diffuse principles in harmony with the spirit of the times, undertake the education of the young, unite ourselves in indissoluble bonds with the wisest men, boldly yet prudently overcome superstitions, infidelity, and folly, and form of those devoted to us a body linked together by unity of purpose and possessed of authority and power.†
Chpt 6
- I write all this to you, dear friend, only to convince you of the Gospel truth which has become for me a principle of life: not a single hair of our heads will fall without His will.†
Chpt 6
- The principles laid down by me must be strictly adhered to," said he, drumming on the table with his bony fingers.†
Chpt 9
- And for the first time Sonya felt that out of her pure, quiet love for Nicholas a passionate feeling was beginning to grow up which was stronger than principle, virtue, or religion.†
Chpt 12
- During the hours of solitude, suffering, and partial delirium he spent after he was wounded, the more deeply he penetrated into the new principle of eternal love revealed to him, the more he unconsciously detached himself from earthly life.†
Chpt 12
- And the more imbued he became with that principle of love, the more he renounced life and the more completely he destroyed that dreadful barrier which—in the absence of such love—stands between life and death.†
Chpt 12
- Modern history, in theory, rejects both these principles.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(principle) a basic rule or beliefThe exact meaning of principle can depend upon its context. For example:
- "our guiding principles" -- basic moral beliefs that guide decisions and behavior
- "electromagnetic principles" -- rules describing how the world works
- "She lacks principles." -- lacks moral guidelines
- "We agree in principle." -- about important basic beliefs