Quotes About Ethics

she has come to the conclusion that a certain amount of lying, like the priming of a pump, is necessary to keep life going. Absolute honesty would bring everything to a shattering halt.

There's a fine line between criminality and genius." -Dan Cahill

paradox is more than that: it should entail a conflict between two deeply held convictions.

Sometimes nudity is gratuitous. We just live in a society where everything goes.

Any power (light, dark, masculine, feminine) may be used for good or evil; it is how it is used that affects the outcome. The power in itself is neutral.

Well some are born to be hanged, and some are not; and many of those who are not hanged are much worse than those who are.

I suggest that, before speaking or taking some other action, you first ask yourself these questions: Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it nonharming? If you can answer yes to all these questions, it may be okay to proceed. If not, you must weigh what is the right action in the situation.

Of all human sins, the only one Anabel really found unforgivable was unkindness.

Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet.

you must take inedibles out the way you put them in.

It was generally believed that what people needed to get along was love and communication skills. Even business colleagues were thought to work better if they spoke their minds and really got to know one another personally, from which affection would follow—only not too much affection, because that might be illegal.

A lie is an affront to the soul, as well as an insult to the intelligence of the person to whom one lies.

Courage not aligned with a higher good isn't always positive—a burglar can be plenty courageous as he robs you blind.

All must answer for their deeds eventually

The moral had been clear: Between thinking about one's next term in office and thinking about the next generation was a difference in attitude that could save an entire world—or condemn it.

Lawyers are always asking me if I will cut some slack for their clients. My standard answer is this is not Let's Make A Deal.

Because cruelty is made easier by hypocrisy and self-deception, they are bound to stand high on the list of vices that begins with cruelty.

All along you could have done one thing. One thing simpler than al the rest. You could have told the truth about how you felt. Publicly. You could have stood up and said This is happening and it's wrong.

All along you could have done one thing. One thing simpler than all the rest. You could have told the truth about how you felt. Publicly. You could have stood up and said This is happening and it's wrong.

He might have been a thief and a liar and a cheat, but he was a good person.

And a weak person will find it easier to take what someone else has earned rather than risk working hard and achieving something on his own.

Christ died for our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them?

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Nu exist? paradis, dar trebuie s? facem a?a ca s? merit?m s? existe unul.