Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Principles Quotes, Rules Quotes

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to...

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to...

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and...

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and...

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has...

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...