Harrington Emerson: Methods are many, principles are few. Methods always change, but principles…
Methods are many, principles are few. Methods always change, but principles never do.
- Source
- Address to the National Association of Clothiers, Reported in The Clothier and Furnisher, vol. 78, no. 6, July 1911 (convention of June 5-6, 1911)
- Often credited to
- Often attributed to John Maxwell.
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- Whatever you resist you cannot benefit from.
- Building a biblical tribe is about living according to biblical truths (Principles), aligning with biblical values (Core Values), establishing rules to live by (Standards) that empower covenant relationships with God and others…so that the earth can be filled with the glory of God.
- Get rid of what you think is the real thing and desire the only thing you really need.
- Wisdom is the principle thing: The ability to differentiate between good and BEST! God wants to give it to you, because He wants to give you the BEST.
- No man is born wise; but wisdom and virtue require a tutor; though we can easily learn to be vicious without a master.
- Some day the ethics of business will be universally recognized, and in that day business will be seen to be the oldest and most useful of all the professions.