Ethics Quotes

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But in many orders of beauty, particularly those of the finer arts, it is requisite to employ much reasoning, in order to feel the proper… — David Hume
We may observe that, in displaying the praises of any humane, beneficent man, there is one circumstance which never fails to be amply insisted on,… — David Hume
In all determinations of morality, this circumstance of public utility is ever principally in view; and wherever disputes arise, either in philosophy or common life,… — David Hume
He sees such a desperate rapaciousness prevail; such a disregard to equity, such contempt of order, such stupid blindness to future consequences, as must immediately… — David Hume
.. that a rule, which, in speculation, may seem the most advantageous to society, may yet be found, in practice, totally pernicious and destructive. — David Hume
But, historians, and even common sense, may inform us, that, however specious these ideas of perfect equality may seem, they are really, at bottom, impracticable;… — David Hume
We may conclude, therefore, that, in order to establish laws for the regulation of property, we must be acquainted with the nature and situation of… — David Hume
Communities tend to be guided less than individuals by conscience and a sense of responsibility. How much misery does this fact cause mankind! It is… — Albert Einstein
The Noble Eight-Fold Path is the path of living in awareness. Mindfulness is the foundation. By practicing mindfulness, you can develop concentration, which enables you… — Nhat Hanh
Confirming an intuitive sense I've always felt for the interconnectedness of all things, this doctrine has provided me ways to understand the intricate web of… — Joanna Macy
'Wherefore, brethren, thus must ye train yourselves : Liberation of the will through love will develop, we will often practice it, we will make it… — Gautama Buddha
In the early Buddhist view, then, a persons identity resides not in an enduring self but in his actions (karma)- that is in the choices… — Joanna Macy
So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school. — Kevin Mitnick
At George Mason University I saw Hoppe present a lecture in which he claimed that Ludwig von Mises had set the intellectual foundation for not… — Tom G. Palmer
I will be guided by the Christian ethic and an awareness that human action is by nature transient. — Horst Kohler
The Gospel is not a mere message of deliverance, but a canon of conduct; it is not a theology to be accepted, but it is… — Alexander MacLaren
Before the counter-culture revolutionary Li Lian was executed in 1971 for criticising the Cultural Revolution, pour policemen pushed her face against the window of a… — Ma Jian
There are insistent calls for autonomy, appeals for a new resource ethic based on the tradition of the commons, demands for the reinstatement of cultural… — Paul Hawken
Liberals have shifted government into a position of being neutral between right and wrong. By concentrating power in government institutions, liberals chisel at the three… — James G. Watt
The understanding of mathematics is necessary for a sound grasp of ethics. — Socrates

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