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- I want you to find what you feel to be the principles that underlie true friendship, and I want you to be able to report to Mr. Hamilton an example of true friendship that demonstrates your principles.†
Chpt 5principles = basic rules or beliefs
- I want you to find what you feel to be the principles that underlie true friendship, and I want you to be able to report to Mr. Hamilton an example of true friendship that demonstrates your principles.†
Chpt 5
- I thought a lot about friendship this month, and I tried to come up with the principles that define friendship.†
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- The best example of friendship I can give to demonstrate my principles is a story that Gus Caldwell told me when I was working for him in Texas.†
Chpt 5
- I smiled and replied, "Jason, after forty years of working with Miss Hastings, I have learned one principle of survival.†
Chpt 10principle = basic rule or belief
- This is another one of those paradoxical principles like we talked about several months ago.†
Chpt 11principles = basic rules or beliefs
- This principle is true in every area of your life.†
Chpt 11principle = basic rule or belief
- But, I violated the principle involved in the gift of giving.†
Chpt 11
- One of the key principles in giving, however, is that the gift must be yours to give—either something you earned or created or maybe, simply, part of yourself This month, I want you to experience the gift of giving, but if you simply give away the money that I gave you or the things it will buy, we will have once again violated the principle.†
Chpt 11principles = basic rules or beliefs
- One of the key principles in giving, however, is that the gift must be yours to give—either something you earned or created or maybe, simply, part of yourself This month, I want you to experience the gift of giving, but if you simply give away the money that I gave you or the things it will buy, we will have once again violated the principle.†
Chpt 11principle = basic rule or belief
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) See a comprehensive dictionary for more specialized senses including one in chemistry.