Ethics Quotes

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We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it. — Thomas Jefferson
People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad. — Stephen King
Robinson Crusoe, the first capitalist hero, is a self-made man who accepts objective reality and then fashions it to his needs through the work ethic,… — Carlos Fuentes
Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I stared at her in amazement. "How do you even live with yourself?"..."You're willing to sell children to a foreign government so they can be… — James Patterson
In philosophy, or religion, or ethics, or politics, two and two might make five, but when one was designing a gun or an aeroplane they… — George Orwell
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law. — Aristotle
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error. — Linus Pauling
Ethics change with technology. — Larry Niven
Perhaps, indeed, there are no truly universal ethics: or to put it more precisely, the ways in which ethical principles are interpreted will inevitably differ… — Howard Gardner
Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to… — Dalai Lama
The desirable virgin is sexy but not sexual. She's young, white, and skinny. She's a cheerleader, a babysitter; she's accessible and eager to please (remember… — Jessica Valenti
Duty is what one expects from others. — Oscar Wilde
I suppose the most important thing, the heaviest single factor in one's life, is whether one's born male or female. In most societies it determines… — Ursula K. Le Guin
I see the beauty of Mike's attempt to devise an ideal ethic and applaud his recognition that such must start by junking the present sexual… — Robert A. Heinlein
The basis for the ethics of the Sermon on the Mount is not what works, but rather who God is. — Stanley Hauerwas
There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity — Tom Peters
Men are respectable only as they respect. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity. — Zig Ziglar

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