--- title: "11 Ethics Religion Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Ethics Religion quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Ethics Religion sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/georgia-harkness-21903_ethical_while-religion-is-ethical-it-by-no-means_909989.jpg" --- > [while religion is ethical, it by no means follows that ethics is religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georgia-harkness/while-religion-is-ethical-it-by-no-means-follows-that-ethics-is/) [Georgia Harkness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georgia-harkness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/georgia-harkness-21903_ethical_while-religion-is-ethical-it-by-no-means_909989.jpg) > [Ethics and religion must not stay at home when we go to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achille-silvestrini/ethics-and-religion-must-not-stay-at-home-when-we-go-to-work/) [Achille Silvestrini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achille-silvestrini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/achille-silvestrini-216180_business_ethics-and-religion-must-not-stay-at-hom_744004.png) > [“Without morality and ethics there is no religion (dharma), the foundation of religion is morality and ethics.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/without-morality-and-ethics-there-is-no-religion-dharma-the/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/dada-bhagwan-31_buddhism_without-morality-and-ethics-there-is-no_1724053.jpg) > [I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/i-consider-ethics-as-well-as-religion-as-supplements-to-law-in-the/) [Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/thomas-jefferson-43_ethics_i-consider-ethics-as-well-as-religion-as_844601.jpg) > [Ethics and religion differ herein; that the one is the system of human duties commencing from man; the other, from God. Religion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/ethics-and-religion-differ-herein-that-the-one-is-the-system-of-human/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_doe_ethics-and-religion-differ-herein-that-t_181011.png) > [Christianity is the only system of faith which combines religious beliefs with corresponding principles of morality. It builds ethics on religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-phelps/christianity-is-the-only-system-of-faith-which-combines-religious/) [Austin Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/austin-phelps-42777_belief_christianity-is-the-only-system-of-faith_437352.jpg) > [The meaning of life is pretty clear: Living things strive to pass their genes into the future. The claim that we would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-nye/the-meaning-of-life-is-pretty-clear-living-things-strive-to-pass/) [Bill Nye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-nye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/bill-nye-1613_animal_the-meaning-of-life-is-pretty-clear-livi_2859964.jpg) > [All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness, can and do promote inner values. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-their-emphasis-on-love/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/dalai-lama-89_adequate_all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-the_66928.jpg) > [All the world's major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-their-emphasis-on-love-2/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/dalai-lama-89_adequate_all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-the_496629.jpg) > [Socrates claimed famously that one never loses by doing the right thing. Stephen Post and his contributors claim, a little less boldly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holmes-rolston-iii/socrates-claimed-famously-that-one-never-loses-by-doing-the-right/) [Holmes Rolston III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holmes-rolston-iii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/holmes-rolston-iii-52557_careful_socrates-claimed-famously-that-one-never_3207696.jpg) > [“Authors as diverse as Matthew Arnold and George Orwell have given thought to the serious question: what is to be done about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/authors-as-diverse-as-matthew-arnold-and-george-orwell-have-given/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/christopher-hitchens-117_books_authors-as-diverse-as-matthew-arnold-and_1105423.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics-religion/#itemlist", "name": "Ethics Religion Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "while religion is ethical, it by no means follows that ethics is religion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Georgia Harkness" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georgia-harkness/while-religion-is-ethical-it-by-no-means-follows-that-ethics-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/georgia-harkness-21903_ethical_while-religion-is-ethical-it-by-no-means_909989.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/georgia-harkness-21903_ethical_while-religion-is-ethical-it-by-no-means_909989.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/georgia-harkness-21903_ethical_while-religion-is-ethical-it-by-no-means_909989.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“while religion is ethical, it by no means follows that ethics is religion.” — Georgia Harkness", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ethics and religion must not stay at home when we go to work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Achille Silvestrini" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achille-silvestrini/ethics-and-religion-must-not-stay-at-home-when-we-go-to-work/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/achille-silvestrini-216180_business_ethics-and-religion-must-not-stay-at-hom_744004.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/achille-silvestrini-216180_business_ethics-and-religion-must-not-stay-at-hom_744004.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/achille-silvestrini-216180_business_ethics-and-religion-must-not-stay-at-hom_744004.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ethics and religion must not stay at home when we go to work.” — Achille Silvestrini", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Without morality and ethics there is no religion (dharma), the foundation of religion is morality and ethics.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dada Bhagwan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/without-morality-and-ethics-there-is-no-religion-dharma-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/dada-bhagwan-31_buddhism_without-morality-and-ethics-there-is-no_1724053.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/dada-bhagwan-31_buddhism_without-morality-and-ethics-there-is-no_1724053.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/dada-bhagwan-31_buddhism_without-morality-and-ethics-there-is-no_1724053.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Without morality and ethics there is no religion (dharma), the foundation of religion is morality and ethics.” — Dada Bhagwan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Jefferson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/i-consider-ethics-as-well-as-religion-as-supplements-to-law-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/thomas-jefferson-43_ethics_i-consider-ethics-as-well-as-religion-as_844601.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/thomas-jefferson-43_ethics_i-consider-ethics-as-well-as-religion-as_844601.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/thomas-jefferson-43_ethics_i-consider-ethics-as-well-as-religion-as_844601.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.” — Thomas Jefferson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ethics and religion differ herein; that the one is the system of human duties commencing from man; the other, from God. Religion includes the personality of God; Ethics does not.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ralph Waldo Emerson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/ethics-and-religion-differ-herein-that-the-one-is-the-system-of-human/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_doe_ethics-and-religion-differ-herein-that-t_181011.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_doe_ethics-and-religion-differ-herein-that-t_181011.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_doe_ethics-and-religion-differ-herein-that-t_181011.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ethics and religion differ herein; that the one is the system of human duties commencing from man; the…” — Ralph Waldo Emerson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Christianity is the only system of faith which combines religious beliefs with corresponding principles of morality. It builds ethics on religion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Austin Phelps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-phelps/christianity-is-the-only-system-of-faith-which-combines-religious/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/austin-phelps-42777_belief_christianity-is-the-only-system-of-faith_437352.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/austin-phelps-42777_belief_christianity-is-the-only-system-of-faith_437352.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/austin-phelps-42777_belief_christianity-is-the-only-system-of-faith_437352.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Christianity is the only system of faith which combines religious beliefs with corresponding principles of…” — Austin Phelps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The meaning of life is pretty clear: Living things strive to pass their genes into the future. The claim that we would not have morals or ethics without religion is extraordinary. Animals in nature seem to behave in moral ways without organized religion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Nye" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-nye/the-meaning-of-life-is-pretty-clear-living-things-strive-to-pass/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/bill-nye-1613_animal_the-meaning-of-life-is-pretty-clear-livi_2859964.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/bill-nye-1613_animal_the-meaning-of-life-is-pretty-clear-livi_2859964.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/bill-nye-1613_animal_the-meaning-of-life-is-pretty-clear-livi_2859964.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The meaning of life is pretty clear: Living things strive to pass their genes into the future. The claim…” — Bill Nye", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness, can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I believe the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics that is beyond religion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-their-emphasis-on-love/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/dalai-lama-89_adequate_all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-the_66928.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/dalai-lama-89_adequate_all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-the_66928.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/dalai-lama-89_adequate_all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-the_66928.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and…” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All the world's major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-their-emphasis-on-love-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/dalai-lama-89_adequate_all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-the_496629.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/dalai-lama-89_adequate_all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-the_496629.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/dalai-lama-89_adequate_all-the-world-s-major-religions-with-the_496629.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All the world's major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and…” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Socrates claimed famously that one never loses by doing the right thing. Stephen Post and his contributors claim, a little less boldly, that at least the generous will, probably, stay healthy—and, improving on Socrates, they support this claim with careful empirical science, impressive for its comprehensive detail. Here ethics and religion join science and enjoin us to be more caring and healthy. A seminal work, with an urgent message.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Holmes Rolston III" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holmes-rolston-iii/socrates-claimed-famously-that-one-never-loses-by-doing-the-right/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/holmes-rolston-iii-52557_careful_socrates-claimed-famously-that-one-never_3207696.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/holmes-rolston-iii-52557_careful_socrates-claimed-famously-that-one-never_3207696.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/holmes-rolston-iii-52557_careful_socrates-claimed-famously-that-one-never_3207696.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Socrates claimed famously that one never loses by doing the right thing. Stephen Post and his contributors…” — Holmes Rolston III", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Authors as diverse as Matthew Arnold and George Orwell have given thought to the serious question: what is to be done about morals and ethics now that religion has so much decayed? Arnold went almost as far as to propose that the study of literature replace the study of religion. I must say that I slightly dread the effect that this might have had on literary pursuit, but as a source of ethical reflection and as a mirror in which to see our human dilemmas reflected, the literary tradition is infinitely superior to the childish parables and morality tales, let alone the sanguinary and sectarian admonitions, of the “holy” books.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher Hitchens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/authors-as-diverse-as-matthew-arnold-and-george-orwell-have-given/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/christopher-hitchens-117_books_authors-as-diverse-as-matthew-arnold-and_1105423.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/christopher-hitchens-117_books_authors-as-diverse-as-matthew-arnold-and_1105423.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/christopher-hitchens-117_books_authors-as-diverse-as-matthew-arnold-and_1105423.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Authors as diverse as Matthew Arnold and George Orwell have given thought to the serious question: what is…” — Christopher Hitchens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics-religion/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics-religion/", "name": "Ethics Religion Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics-religion/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/georgia-harkness-21903_ethical_while-religion-is-ethical-it-by-no-means_909989.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 11 Ethics Religion quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Ethics Religion sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics-religion/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics-religion/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Ethics Religion Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics-religion/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```