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Ethics Quotes by Dalai Lama
- All the world's major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of…
- My own view, which does not rely solely on religious faith or even on an original idea, but rather on ordinary common sense, is that…
- It is in everybody's interest to seek those [actions] that lead to happiness and avoid those which lead to suffering. And because our interests are…
- Ethics: The indispensable interface between my desire to be happy and yours.
- I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.
- We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without.
- Peace in the world depends on peace in the hearts of individuals; this depends on each of us practising ethics by disciplining our negative thoughts…
- Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but…
- Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.
- 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…
- In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves. When we worry less about ourselves an experience of our own suffering is less intense.…
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