Quotes About Ethics

A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.

How can any man be free without a soul of his own, that he believes in and won't sell at any price?

There's laws that we must live by, and they're not the laws of man.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life

Corruption of morals is rapid enough in any country without a bounty from government. And...the Chief Magistrate of the United States should be the last man to accelerate its progress.

The Sermon on the Mount cannot be a merely human production. This belief enters into the very depth of my conscience. The whole history of man proves it.

Yes,' growled Fell, 'for animals do not know what they do, but man has knowledge of his cruelty.

Donald Trump's big goal is to become the richest man in the world, abusing the powers of the presidency.

Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.

Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever. [...] It never ends. Never... ever... be glad to kill.

You can't throw him back because he doesn't meet the legal size limit.

Man is responsible not only for every deed, but also for every idle word and thought.

All men who have moved the world have been men who would stand true to their conscience.

I believe in the rights of creatures other than man.

No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.

A man's goodness is truly measured by what he is, not what he does.

A man who thinks he has a higher purpose can do terrible things, even to those he professes to love.

Which would be worse - to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?

Man has learned to cope with all questions of importance without recourse to God as a working hypothesis.

I look down and see little kids in the audience and I'm like, "Oh man, I hope I'm not poisoning these kids!"

You beat the liver out of a goose to get a pâté; you pound the muscles of a man's cardia to get a philosopher.

The righteousness of men should be treated with the same respect that one would accord to a rattlesnake. Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

The moral man is as guilty as the rest. His morality cannot save him.