Ethics Quotes

"The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort." "And so it is, that both the devil and the angelic spirits present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice." "In whom there is no sympathy for living beings: know him as an outcast." "All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill." "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong." "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."