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Ethics Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- Science, by itself cannot, supply us with an ethic.
- Science, by itself, cannot supply us with an ethic. It can show us how to achieve a given end, and it may show us that…
- In regard to the past, where contemplation is not obscured by desire and the need for action, we see, more clearly than in the lives…
- The Christian view that all intercourse outside marriage is immoral was, as we see in the above passages from St. Paul, based upon the view…
- The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic,…
- Science, by itself, cannot supply us with an ethic. It can show us how to achieve a given end, and it may show us that…
- The fundamental defect of Christian ethics consists in the fact that it labels certain classes of acts 'sins' and others 'virtue' on grounds that have…
- Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.
- We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but…
- Religion prevents our children from having a rational education; religion prevents us from removing the fundamental causes of war; religion prevents us from teaching the…
- An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
More Ethics Quotes
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. — Aristotle
- Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not… — Mary Kay Ash
- Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. — Isaac Asimov
- 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
- Respect is what we owe; love, what we give. — Philip James Bailey
- Great necessities call out great virtues. — Abigail Adams
- 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
- 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
- Morality is a private and costly luxury. — Henry Adams