Ethical Quotes

528 Ethical quotes by 398 unique authors

Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching- even when doing the wrong thing is legal. — Aldo Leopold
Make ethical choices in what we buy, do, and watch. In a consumer-driven society our individual choices, used collectively for the good of animals and… — Marc Bekoff
I think using animals for food is an ethical thing to do, but we've got to do it right. We've got to give those animals… — Temple Grandin
Were we incapable of empathy – of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our own – then… — Peter Singer
Moral crusaders with zeal but no ethical understanding are likely to give us solutions that are worse than the problems. — Charles Colson
To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own… — Martha C. Nussbaum
Most of us appear to believe that we are more athletic, intelligent, organized, ethical, logical, interesting, open-minded, and healthy-not to mention more attractive-than the average… — Daniel Gilbert
Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes. Moralists had, as a rule, regarded it as a… — Oscar Wilde
It’s pretty simple, the ethical life. It’s just demanding. — Terence McKenna
I was raised thinking that moral and ethical standards are universals that apply equally to everyone. And these values aren't easily compatible with the kind… — Charles Stross
Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual; a complete rejection of the paradigm of oppression and violence that she has been taught… — Gary L. Francione
Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence. — Gary L. Francione
You're more than Dauntless," he says in a low voice. "But if you want to be just like them, hurling yourself into ridiculous situations for… — Veronica Roth
The twentieth-century conservative is concerned, first of all, for the regeneration of the spirit and character – with the perennial problem of the inner order… — Russell Kirk
This isn't animal experimentation, where you an imagine some proportionate good at the other end of the suffering. This is what we feel like eating.… — Jonathan Safran Foer
I signed on for the role of ‘boyfriend,’ not ‘conscience.’ If you want wholesome and ethical, you’ll have to look elsewhere. But I promise that… — Rachel Vincent
My biggest problem with modernity may lie in the growing separation of the ethical and the legal — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first. — Cheryl Strayed
Reading enables me to maintain a sense of something substantive– my ethical integrity, my intellectual integrity. — Jonathan Franzen
Where there is not community, trust, respect, ethical behavior are difficult for the young to learn and for the old to maintain. — Robert K. Greenleaf
We like to pretend that our generous impulses come naturally. But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing… — Cheryl Strayed
The more truthful I am with myself and others, the more my conscience is clear and tranquil. Thus, I can more thoroughly and unequivocally inhabit… — Surya Das
Religion isn’t about believing things. It's ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness. — Karen Armstrong
If you’re the type of person who wants to associate exclusively with those who perfectly mirror your own ethical worldview, you’re reducing significantly the scope… — Chuck Klosterman
You still owe me a million dollars." I'd presented him with a bill for proving his innocence and getting him freed from prison. He had… — Darynda Jones

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