I don't know what principles are, unless they are rules that are prescribed to others for our benefit.
A great thinker said: "To be or not to be, that is the question" I add here: What is, is. What is not, if you fool someone or yourself sooner or later...
Acmilor
Fill the minute you find it impossible to forgive with 60 seconds of detachment.
Rudyard Kipling
Where there is self-control, there is dignity. - Stoicism
Stoic Thoughts
Loyalty is a matter of decision.
Anne Soal
All this for a single, beautiful flower, kisses, flower
Francisco Guilherme FG