“It is often easier to fight for one’s principles than it is to live up to them.”
“It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.”
“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
“So many people, if the truth were known, live their lives on two levels. The principles they fight about are often at odds with the complicated and often frustrated lives they live. This is why there is so much intensity.”
“In that moment she learnt one of the greatest secrets of life: It is often easier to fight for others than it is for yourself.”
“Though whether the mass murder of strangers for one’s principles ranks higher in virtue than attacking one’s neighbours for the hell of it is a point I’m glad I don’t have to settle.”