Ethics Quotes

"The good person does not only avoid what is forbidden, but also desires nothing that is forbidden" "Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason." "The foundations of justice are that no one shall suffer wrong; then, that the public good be promoted." "Honesty is the best policy." "There is no devil in the world, and no devil in nature, except that which man creates." "People want to protect their own hypocrisy; they know they have lied and manipulated, but they frame their beliefs as science." "A guilty conscience needs to confess." "Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power." "Action is character." "It’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission" "He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money." "You're never wrong doing the right thing" "A truth that's told with bad intent" "Fear God and work hard" "Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong but in finding out the right and upholding it wherever found against the wrong" "I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty" "To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game" "In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man" "Good people will do good things and bad people will do bad things, but only religion can make good people do bad things" "The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool"