Ethics Quotes

"Immorality, no less than morality, has at all times found support in religion." "Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine." "Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right." "A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." "Peace is normally a great good, and normally it coincides with righteousness, but it is righteousness and not peace which should bind the conscience of a nation as it should bind the conscience of an individual; and neither a nation nor an individual can s" "Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking." "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." "Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said." "When in doubt, tell the truth." "Who sows virtue reaps honor." "Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom." "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." "Everything you do and every decision you make should be from a place of good. You should always be striving to make the world a better place." "Honor your commitments with integrity." "Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience." "Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected." "Quality means doing it right when no one is looking." "Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have." "A penalty is a cowardly way to score" "An honest man's the noblest work of God"