(Question taken from a book.)
2006-09-12 02:44:24 · 9 answers · asked by Fancy You 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No one achieves great things "by" compromising their principles. They may compromise them "while" achieving things, but they don't achieve anything worthwhile by compromising their principals. Of course my statement assumes their principles are true. Many people live by principles that are wrong. In that case they would have to compromise their "wrong" principles to achieve something good. I think the statement that best answers your question is:
"What does it profit a man to gain the world but lose his soul?"
I learned long ago that it only appears that us nice guys are finishing last. In reality we are running a different race.
2006-09-13 17:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by YahooGuru2u 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Achieving a great thing can be done only when they have good principles It may be true one should come out from his bad opinion about the society i mean "some peoples may have some idea about their society like if i do this what the surroundings think of me" the surroundings have three stages that is
1.They will discourage u by telling what u can
2.when u achieve they will not agree at once they will try to disatisfy u by telling some silly reasons
3. atlast they must agree u by ur attitude
here is the principle comprimising works in achieving great things
2006-09-12 03:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by jaya 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The question would really be, is that person constantly compromising their principles? If that is the case then they might as well not have any, I mean what is the point, seriously?
2006-09-12 02:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by Venus M 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If they compromised their principals, then the greatness they achieved isn't really all that great is it? If you can achieve greatness AND keep your principals, then THAT is something to brag about.
2006-09-12 02:53:52 · answer #4 · answered by I love my husband 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We need republicans so that the rest of us can all feel really, really good about not being one.
But then, I can't think of republicans achieving any great things at all, except for stealing from us and giving it all to themselves. Robin Hood in reverse.
2006-09-12 02:57:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the principles could be compromised, then they were wrongly labelled as principles. -_-
2006-09-12 02:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by changmw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty darn sad. Just think of the Great things they could have done if they had trusted God more.
2006-09-12 02:52:48 · answer #7 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the specific circumstantes. Sometimes it is necessary to stand up to princples, but you need to be selective. You gotta choose your battles, otherwise you will live a life of quiet frustration and failure.
2006-09-12 02:49:09 · answer #8 · answered by dave_taylor1900 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think they sold out.
2006-09-12 02:46:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋