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Ethics Quotes by Albert Einstein
- Without "ethical culture", there is no salvation for humanity.
- When the nazis came to power, I looked to the universities that prided themselves upon their intellectual freedom, and they failed me. I looked to…
- I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals, or would directly sit in judgment on creatures of his…
- An autocratic system of coercion, in my opinion, soon degenerates. For force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an…
- The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal…
- I do not believe that a man should be restrained in his daily actions by being afraid of punishment after death or that he should…
- There is nothing divine about morality; it is a purely human affair. If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward,…
- 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…
- The real problem is in the hearts and minds of men. It is not a problem of physics but of ethics. It is easier to…
- Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
- Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
- I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.
- The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only…
- There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.
- A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be…
- Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.
- If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
- To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only…
More Ethics Quotes
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson
- I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me. — Richard Bach
- What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and… — Amy Adams
- You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be… — John Perry Barlow
- Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. — Isaac Asimov
- I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she likes shoes.… — Amy Adams
- In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us. — Charles Baudelaire