Quote#Happiness
If by sticking to the moral principles you have followed all your…
Quote byEpifanio de los Santos · 1871–1928
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Remarkable Quotes, As quoted in “Don Pañong – Genius" by A.V.H. Hartendorp in Philippine Magazine (September 1929), p. 211..
English (original)
If by sticking to the moral principles you have followed all your life, you jeopardize your happiness and that of others, throw over your principles. Principles for principles' sake -that is not wisdom; that is obstinacy. Principles should be fluid because life is fluid."
— Epifanio de los Santos
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