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Ethics Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- The study of geometry is a petty and idle exercise of the mind, if it is applied to no larger system than the starry one.…
- We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice.
- He is not a true man of science who does not bring some sympathy to his studies, and expect to learn something by behavior as…
- What is morality but immemorial custom? Conscience is the chief of conservatives.
- You cannot receive a shock unless you have an electric affinity for that which shocks you.
- Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
- Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
- Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
- It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.
- Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
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
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- 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
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- 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