There are fundamental laws of life and universal principles that operate with unerring consistency

• There are fundamental laws of life (Truths) that operate with unerring consistency – and you are better off to the degree to which you learn to live according to them. Stephen Covey
• There are principles that govern human effectiveness – natural laws in the human dimension that are just as real, just as unchanging and unarguably “there” as laws such as gravity are in the physical dimension. Stephen Covey
• The world operates on spiritual principles just as it operates on the laws of physics and gravity. It is up to us to learn what these principles are and then choose to live by them. John Marks Templeton
• Principles are like a compass. A compass has a true north that is objective and external, that reflects natural laws or principles, as opposed to values which are subjective and internal. Stephen Covey
• Principles are like lighthouses. They are natural laws that cannot be broken. Stephen Covey
• Truth does not vacillate; it is always true. A Course In Miracles
• Opinion is a flitting thing but Truth outlasts the Sun. Emily Dickinson
• A Universal truth is the way things are, it does not change and effects all things in existence in the exact same manner. Anthony Lambert
• The Universal Laws and principles that govern every aspect of existence and which are responsible for determining your individual life as well as every event, condition and circumstance in the entire cosmos, operate with the same precise, predictable and unwavering certainty, making no distinctions, judgments or determinations as to who, how, when or what they work for. Chuck Danes
  Just as electricity or gravity make no distinctions or judgments as to WHO they work for, Universal Laws operate in the same precise, immutable and unwavering fashion. Chuck Danes

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These laws can also be called spiritual principles or spiritual truths

• The world operates on spiritual principles just as it operates on the laws of physics and gravity. It is up to us to learn what these principles are and then choose to live by them. John Marks Templeton
• If principles can become dated, they’re not principles. Warren Buffett
• The physical laws that govern our universe are constant, unchanging and essential for life—but the unseen spiritual laws are just as important. Jeremy Lallier
• As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion. Russell Brand
• Universal Laws, also referred to as Spiritual Laws or Laws Of Nature are the unwavering and unchanging principles that govern every aspect of the universe and are the means by which our world and the entire cosmos continues to exist, thrive and expand. Chuck Danes

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These universal principles and laws control the consequences of our actions

• Natural laws (like gravity) and principles (like respect, honesty, kindness, integrity, and fairness) control the consequences of our choices. Just as you get bad air and bad water when you consistently violate the environment, so also is trust (the glue of relationships) destroyed when you’re consistently unkind and dishonest to people. Stephen R. Covey
• Principles are natural laws that are external to us and that ultimately control the consequences of our actions. Values are internal and subjective and represent that which we feel strongest about in guiding our behavior. Stephen Covey
• Consequences are results. Natural outcomes. These are not at all the same as retributions, or punishments. Outcomes are simply that. They are what results from the natural application of natural laws. They are that which occurs, quite predictably, as a consequence of what has occurred.  All physical life functions in accordance with natural laws. Once you remember these laws, and apply them, you have mastered life at the physical level.  What seems like punishment to you—or what you would call evil, or bad luck—is nothing more than a natural law asserting itself. Neale Donald Walsch
• Natural laws (like gravity) and principles (like respect, honesty, kindness, integrity, and fairness) control the consequences of our choices. Just as you get bad air and bad water when you consistently violate the environment, so also is trust (the glue of relationships) destroyed when you’re consistently unkind and dishonest to people. Stephen R. Covey

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We are free to obey or disobey universal principles and laws, but we cannot escape the consequences

• Every person has free choice. Free to obey or disobey the Natural Laws. Your choice determines the consequences. Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices. Alfred A. Montapert
• Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal. Arthur C. Clarke
• It is an enduring truth, which can never be altered, that every infraction of the Law of nature must carry its punitive consequences with it. We can never get beyond that range of cause and effect. Thomas Troward
• The Laws of Nature are just, but terrible. There is no weak mercy in them. Cause and consequence are inseparable and inevitable. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• We must proceed with a full realization that no statute enacted by man can repeal the inexorable laws of nature. Warren G. Harding

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Universal principles and laws are timeless and transcend geography and culture

• Opinion is a flitting thing but Truth outlasts the Sun. Emily Dickinson
• If principles can become dated, they’re not principles. Warren Buffett
• Principles are universal —that is, they transcend culture and geography. They’re also timeless, they never change—principles such as fairness, kindness, respect, honesty, integrity, service, contribution. Stephen R. Covey
• Spiritual law isn’t shaped by current opinion or whim. It is not determined by people. Spiritual laws are impartial because they apply equally to everyone throughout our world. They work without prejudice or bias at all times and in all places. These laws are self- enforcing and are not dependent on human authority or commandments. John Marks Templeton
• Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature. George Bernard Shaw

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Universal principles and laws govern our success and progress in the world

• If you want to achieve your highest aspirations and overcome your greatest challenges, identify and apply the principle or natural law that governs the results you seek. How we apply a principle will vary greatly and will be determined by our unique strengths, talents, and creativity, but, ultimately, success in any endeavor is always derived from acting in harmony with the principles to which the success is tied. Stephen Covey
• Progress consists largely of learning to apply laws and truths that have always existed. Jim Allen May
• Success should be measured by the yardstick of happiness; by your ability to remain in peaceful harmony with cosmic laws. Paramahansa Yogananda

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We need to come to know the laws and principles of life…

• Each one of us has the ability to play the game of life with balance, harmony and joy, but we need to know the rules and the principles.  Robert Anthony
• Boil things down to the most fundamental truths… then reason up from there. Elon Musk
• Living in the world without insight into the hidden laws of nature is like not knowing the language of the country in which one was born. Hazrat Inayat Khan
• Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules. Ashleigh Brilliant

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… through experimentation and observation…

• By means of personal experimentation and observation, we can discover certain simple and universal truths. E Davey
• The surrounding environment is the best erudite master to teach us the fundamental laws of nature and the basics of living life Anuj Somany

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…in order to effectively play the game of life

• The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. Thomas Henry Huxley
• Each one of us has the ability to play the game of life with balance, harmony and joy, but we need to know the rules and the principles. Robert Anthony

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Universal principles and laws can be used as a compass to direct our lives

• Principles are like a compass. A compass has a true north that is objective and external, that reflects natural laws or principles, as opposed to values which are subjective and internal. Stephen Covey

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By understanding universal principles and laws, we can interact with life more effectively

• Principles are concepts that can be applied over and over again in similar circumstances as distinct from narrow answers to specific questions. Every game has principles that successful players master to achieve winning results. So does life. Principles are ways of successfully dealing with the laws of nature or the laws of life. Those who understand more of them and understand them well know how to interact with the world more effectively than those who know fewer of them or know them less well. Different principles apply to different aspects of life—e.g., there are “skiing principles” for skiing, “parenting principles” for parenting, “management principles” for managing, “investment principles” for investing, etc—and there are over-arching “life principles” that influence our approaches to all things. And, of course, different people subscribe to different principles that they believe work best. Ray Dalio

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Universal laws and principles must be applied, not just understood, to be effective

• Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations. David Gerrold
• That which transforms your life is what you practice. And what you practice constitutes your personal laws of life—not what you merely believe in, but what you practice. It’s all well and good to read books, and to attend seminars, lectures, and workshops, and to say, ‘Oh, that really resonates with me! It’s now part of my life’s philosophy.’ Your philosophy may give you a temporary state of euphoria, but if you want to be anchored in reality, it takes practice, practice, practice. We are not here to be euphoric but to get free. Rudimentary spirituality is theory; advanced spirituality is practice. Michael Bernard Beckwith

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Live in harmony with universal laws and principles

• Humility is the mother of all virtues: the humble in spirit progress and are blessed because they willingly submit to higher powers and try to live in harmony with natural laws and universal principles. Courage is the father of all virtues; we need great courage to lead our lives by correct principles and to have integrity in the moment of choice. Stephen Covey
• I live my life by True North principles – the Laws of Life. I connect with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart. Stephen Covey
• Its all spirit and its all connected…Our choice is to live out of harmony with spiritual ways or in harmony with spiritual ways. Everything is spiritual. William Commanda
• Carefully observe the natural laws in operation in the world around you, and live by them. From following them, you will learn the morality of modesty, moderation, compassion, and consideration (not just one society’s rules and regulations), the wisdom of seeing things as they are (not of merely collecting “facts” about them), and the happiness of being in harmony with the Way (which has nothing to do with self- righteous “spiritual” obsessions and fanaticism). And you will live lightly, spontaneously, and effortlessly.  Benjamin Hoff
• Progress consists largely of learning to apply laws and truths that have always existed. Jim Allen May

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Following universal laws and principles leads happiness

• Following the basic laws of the Universe leads us to a life of total and complete joy in every moment. Arnold Patent
• Success should be measured by the yardstick of happiness; by your ability to remain in peaceful harmony with cosmic laws. Paramahansa Yogananda
• There are certain truths and principles, that if practiced consistently, lead to the healthy flourishing of life and loving connections between beings. These could be seen as divine truths. Anthony Lambert
• Reality is always true to itself. When you’re in harmony with it, you experience bliss. As soon as you are not in harmony with it, you experience pain. This is the law of the universe; it is the way things are. Nobody gets out of this law. Adyashanti

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Following universal laws and principles leads to freedom

• True freedom is where an individual’s thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct and of honor. Bryant Hill
• There is a universal moral law, as distinct from a moral code, which consists of certain statements of fact about the nature of man, and by behaving in conformity with which, man may enjoy his true freedom. Dorothy L. Sayers

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We must not violate the laws of life

• If you violate Nature’s laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman. Luther Burbank

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Karma is a prime example of a universal principle

• Karma is the universal law of cause and effect. You reap what you sow. You get what you earn. You are what you eat. If you give love, you get love. Revenge returns itself upon the avenger. Mary Browne
• The universal law of karma … is that of action and reaction, cause and effect, sowing and reaping. In the course of natural righteousness, man, by his thoughts and actions, becomes the arbiter of his destiny. Paramahansa Yogananda

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Here are more examples of universal laws

• There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction. G. I. Gurdjieff
• If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt. It is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics. G. I. Gurdjieff
• One of the cosmic laws, I think, is that whatever we hold in our thought will come true in our experience. Richard Bach
• There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life — happiness, freedom, and peace of mind — are always attained by giving them to someone else. Peyton Conway March
• Order is the law of nature, the universal trend, the cosmic direction. If time is an arrow, that arrow points toward order. The future is pattern, organization, union, intensification; the past, randomness, confusion, disintegration, dissipation. Alan Lightman
• There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same. Norman Mailer
• Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature. Steve Maraboli

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