Ethics Quotes

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Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes. — Henry David Thoreau
Goodness is the only investment that never fails. — Henry David Thoreau
It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. — Henry David Thoreau
Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith. — Alexis de Tocqueville
It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them. — Mark Twain
Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to. — Mark Twain
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. — Mark Twain
The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Native American shared this elemental ethic: The land… — Stewart Udall
Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion. — Ville Valo
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. — Voltaire
Football, that's just athletics. But in the business world - doing everything - people are competing. So you need good work ethics, and I think… — Herschel Walker
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics. — Earl Warren
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. — George Washington
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. — George Washington
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest… — George Washington
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get… — J C Watts
I believe in work, in connections between the players, I think what makes football great is that it is a team sport. You can win… — Arsene Wenger
Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can… — Rebecca West
We have got to change our ethics and our financial system and our whole way of understanding the world. It has to be a world… — Vivienne Westwood
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. — Elie Wiesel

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