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Others Quotes by Peter Singer
- If a being suffers there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. No matter what the nature of the…
- ...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have a rich social…
- Even in the era of AIDS, sex raises no unique moral issues at all. Decisions about sex may involve considerations about honesty, concern for others,…
- When the death of a disabled infant will lead to the birth of another infant with better prospects of a happy life, the total amount…
- I believe that in this new world that we live in, we often have a responsibility, you know, to actually go beyond the thou shalt…
- We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.
- Were we incapable of empathy – of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our own – then…
- Personal purity isn’t really the issue. Not supporting animal abuse – and persuading others not to support it – is.
- Privacy about giving is counterproductive. There is solid scientific research showing that people are more likely to give if they can see that others are…
More Others Quotes
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge… — Arthur Ashe
- I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some… — Arthur Ashe
- We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and… — Saint Augustine
- Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. — Saint Augustine
- I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets… — Marcus Aurelius
- We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears… — Marcus Aurelius
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. — Jane Austen