Principles
Principles noun - General or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based.
Rules and principles are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rules" instead a noun "Principles".
Rules
Principles and rules are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Principles" instead a noun "Rules".
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Instead of abandoning rules and discipline due to a nihilistic outlook he decides his rules and principles are all the more important in a world that has no more meaning than the one we impose on it.
Source: The Anti-Nihilist - Rorschach decides that, instead of abandoning rules and discipline due to a nihilistic outlook, his rules and principles are all the more important in a world that has no more meaning other than the one we impose on it.
Source: Useful Notes / Existentialism - Kamikaze Girls: Non-comformity, and living by your own rules and principles no matter what
Source: Central Theme / Literature
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