Principles are not practices. A practice is a specific activity or action…While practices are situationally specific, principles are deep, fundamental truths that have universal application. They apply to individuals, to marriages, to families, to private and public organizations of every kind. When these truths are internalized into habits, they empower people to create a wide variety of practices to deal with different situations. Principles are not values…Principles are the territory. Values are maps….Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value. They’re fundamental. They’re essentially unarguable because they are self-evident.

Covey, Stephen R. (1989, 2004). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Free Press. pp. 34-35.

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Principles are universal truths. They apply to individuals, to marriages, to families, to organizations of every kind. We can translate these principles into habits that will empower us with an array of practices to manage different situations. Principles guide our human behavior.

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