Top 50 Principles And Laws (2025 Update)

1. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

— Isaac Newton

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2. “As you think of yourself living in abundance, you are powerfully and consciously determining your life through the law of attraction.”

— Rhonda Byrne

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3. “Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.”

— Immanuel Kant

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4. “An object that is at rest will tend to stay at rest. An object that is in motion will tend to stay in motion.”

— Isaac Newton

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5. “Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. That’s the Law of Consistency. It doesn’t matter how talented you are. It doesn’t matter how many opportunities you receive. If you want to grow, consistency is key.”

— John C. Maxwell

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6. “The lesson of the book is that the universe is governed by the laws of science.”

— Stephen Hawking

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7. “The remarkable feature of physical laws is that they apply everywhere, whether or not you choose to believe in them. After the laws of physics, everything else is opinion.”

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

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8. “A body in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.”

— Isaac Newton

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9. “The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics.”

— Galileo Galilei

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10. “The only thing that endures over time is the ‘Law of the Farm.’ You must prepare the ground, plant the seed, cultivate, and water if you expect to reap the harvest.”

— Stephen R. Covey

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11. “Do the right thing because it is right.”

— Immanuel Kant

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12. “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”

— Benjamin Franklin

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13. “The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”

— Ayn Rand

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14. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

— Thomas Jefferson

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15. “The Great Secret of Life is the law of attraction that says like attracts like, so when you think a thought, you are also attracting like thoughts to you.”

— Rhonda Byrne

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16. “Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”

— William Penn

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17. “God created everything by number, weight and measure.”

— Isaac Newton

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18. “You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.”

— Stephen R. Covey

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19. “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

— Benjamin Franklin

Also featured in: Giving Up Quotes, Peace Quotes, Freedom Quotes, History Quotes

20. “Uncontrolled variation is the enemy of quality.”

— W. Edwards Deming

Also featured in: Quality Quotes, Consistency Quotes

21. “If anything can go wrong it will.”

— Edward A. Murphy, Jr.

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22. “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.”

— Potter Stewart

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23. “Actions have consequences.”

— Morton Blackwell

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24. “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.”

— Aleister Crowley

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25. “Principles are what allow you to live a life consistent with those values. Principles connect your values to your actions.”

— Ray Dalio

26. “Never lie; never cheat; never steal. Don’t whine; don’t complain; don’t make excuses.”

— John Wooden

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27. “Justice delayed is justice denied.”

— William Ewart Gladstone

28. “Nature never breaks her own laws.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

29. “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

Also featured in: Morality Quotes, Humanism Quotes, Resistance Quotes, Freedom Quotes

30. “A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.”

— John Wayne

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31. “Even if everyone is doing it, wrong is never right.”

— Russell M. Nelson

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32. “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”

— George Washington

Also featured in: Government Quotes, Quotes on Liberty, 4th Of July Quotes

33. “Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.”

— Douglas R. Hofstadter

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34. “Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right.”

— Fulton J. Sheen

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35. “Trust is a function of two things: character and competence. Character includes your integrity, your motive and your intent with people. Competence includes your capabilities, your skills, and your track record. Both are vital.”

— Stephen R. Covey

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36. “Where there is no law there is no freedom.”

— John Locke

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37. “One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.”

— Napoleon Hill

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38. “Relativity. Gravity. Quantum. Electrodynamics. Evolution. Each of these theories is true, whether or not you believe in them.”

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

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39. “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

— Paul the Apostle

Also featured in: Scripture Quotes, Blessing Quotes, Quotes About Giving, Generosity Quotes

40. “In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.”

— Immanuel Kant

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41. “There is no justice in following unjust laws.”

— Aaron Swartz

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42. “Everything that’s coming into your life, you are attracting into your life. And it’s attracted to you by virtue of the images you’re holding in your mind. It’s what you’re thinking. Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you!”

— Bob Proctor

Also featured in: Manifestation Quotes, Law Of Attraction Quotes, Mind Quotes, Imagination Quotes, Virtue Quotes

43. “Your current thoughts are creating your future life. What you think about the most or focus on the most will appear as your life.”

— Rhonda Byrne

Also featured in: Fulfillment Quotes, Manifestation Quotes, Law Of Attraction Quotes, Expectations Quotes

44. “The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.”

— Thomas Jefferson

Also featured in: Quotes on Liberty, Democracy Quotes

45. “Exercise integrity in the moment of truth.”

— Stephen R. Covey

Also featured in: Integrity Quotes

46. “Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority.”

— Ayn Rand

Also featured in: Rights Quotes, Quotes on Liberty

47. “Humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. This is Alchemy’s First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world’s one, and only, truth.”

— Hiromu Arakawa

48. “Right is Right even if nobody does it. Wrong is wrong even if everybody is wrong about it.”

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Also featured in: Truth Quotes, Conscience Quotes

49. “If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy.”

— Stephen R. Covey

Also featured in: Reputation Quotes, Honesty Quotes

50. “Ninety percent of everything is crap.”

— Sturgeon's law