Ethics Quotes

"The greatest proof of moral cowardice is the fear of appearance of moral cowardice" "In this world, there’s a lot of people who have an opinion, but the opinions of those who stand up for what’s right without expecting anything in return are the ones that last" "The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil." "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong" "For good people to do evil things, it takes religion" "My country is the world, and my religion is to do good" "Always vote for principle though you may vote alone" "Ideas are, in truth, forces infinite too for good or evil" "Men act like brutes only when they do not understand what is true or good." "The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity." "The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business." "It's a tough time to be a truth teller." "Mercy to animals means mercy to mankind" "Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it" "Conscience is God present in man" "He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it." "One can be a saint in an evil world, but it is quite difficult for an ordinary man to be honest in that way" "The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues" "Character is much easier kept than recovered" "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right"