All 14 Uses of
principle
in
Man And Superman
- Mozart's is the last of the true Don Juans; for by the time he was of age, his cousin Faust had, in the hands of Goethe, taken his place and carried both his warfare and his reconciliation with the gods far beyond mere lovemaking into politics, high art, schemes for reclaiming new continents from the ocean, and recognition of an eternal womanly principle in the universe.†
Chpt Ded.
- In 9,999 cases out of 10,000, you can count on their doing nothing, whether noble or base, that conflicts with these ends; and that assurance is what you rely on as their religion, their morality, their principles, their patriotism, their reputation, their honor and so forth.†
Chpt Ded.
- He's not going to act up to his principles.†
Chpt 1 *
- If there is any man of notoriously loose principles among us— TANNER.†
Chpt 1
- [raising his voice] Yes sir, I repeat, if there is any man of notoriously loose principles among us— TANNER.†
Chpt 1
- My dear Tavy, your pious English habit of regarding the world as a moral gymnasium built expressly to strengthen your character in, occasionally leads you to think about your own confounded principles when you should be thinking about other people's necessities.†
Chpt 1
- But now I began to have scruples, to feel obligations, to find that veracity and honor were no longer goody-goody expressions in the mouths of grown up people, but compelling principles in myself.†
Chpt 1
- That passion dignified them, gave them conscience and meaning, found them a mob of appetites and organized them into an army of purposes and principles.†
Chpt 1
- [whimsically] Then you ought to be: where are your principles?†
Chpt 1
- Ramsden and Octavius come back with Miss Ramsden, a hardheaded old maiden lady in a plain brown silk gown, with enough rings, chains and brooches to show that her plainness of dress is a matter of principle, not of poverty.†
Chpt 1
- I wish you could reconcile it with your principles to be a little patient with this poor girl.†
Chpt 1
- We have gone into the principles of Anarchism and Social-Democracy at great length.†
Chpt 3
- I'm very sorry, Miss Robinson; but I'm contending for a principle.†
Chpt 3
- I know him: his principles are thoroughly commercial.†
Chpt 3
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