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Ethics Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- ...it is not necessary to the child to awaken to the sense of the strange and humorous by giving a man a luminous nose...to the…
- To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
- If you happen to read fairy tales, you will observe that one idea runs from one end of them to the other--the idea that peace…
- The materialist theory of history, that all politics and ethics are the expression of economics, is a very simple fallacy indeed. It consists simply of…
- We do not admire, we hardly excuse, the fanatic who wrecks this world for love of the other. But what are we to say of…
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