Quotes About Ethics

Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality, for how we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done will rather bring about his ruin than his preservation.

He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.

Whether the individual fights this battle in ways such that men call him good or such that they call him evil is determined by the measure and makeup of his intellect.

That which is done out of love is always beyond good and evil.

We have to be careful that in throwing out the devil, we don't throw out the best part of ourselves.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby becomes a monster.

How much truth can a spirit bear, how much truth can a spirit dare? ... that became for me more and more the real measure of value.

skepticism regarding morality is what is decisive

Quiconque lutte contre des monstres devrait prendre garde, dans le combat, à ne pas devenir monstre lui-même. Et quant à celui qui scrute le fond de l'abysse, l'abysse le scrute à son tour.

Those who do the right thing don't do it simply because of how they feel: the decision has to be based on reason, reason that tells you what your duty is, regardless of how you happen to feel.

Boethius, dunyada adaletin yokmus gibi gorunmesine hayiflanir. Cogu kez iyiler ve erdemliler aci cekerken kotuler gonenir. Felsefe, iyiyi arayislariyla nihai amaca, sahici mutluluga ulasma gucune sahip olduklari icin aslinda erdemlilerin odullendirildigini iddia eder. Kotuler yalnizca goneniyormus gibi gorunur: Aslinda akillarini terk etmekle insanliktan cikarlar ve onlara ceza vermek yerine acimak ve tedavi etmek gerekir.

iyi eylemler de arzudan kaynaklan?yorsa, eÅŸit ölçüde kontrolünüz d???ndad?r

tevazu, utangaçl?k ile utanmazl?k aras?nda durur

You stuck listening devices all over the dacha--even in the bathroom. You spend the people's money to eavesdrop on my farts.

I think that, in reality, there is something wrong with human beings, and unless we are willing to face the fact that something is really wrong with human beings, unless we are willing to face the fact that somewhere in our imaginations we are evil, vicious people, it is not going to work.

I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened.

Poems have serious business to do They need to bring down presidents who Start wars they themselves wouldn't go to

There are things. . . that should not be touched: Books when your hands are sticky with chocolate Cars when your clothes are covered with oil Men when your heart does not love them

Science is but a perversion of itself unless it has as its ultimate goal the betterment of humanity.

I knew that over and above the truth, there exists another duty which is much more important and much more human.

Love responsibility. Say: It is my duty, and mine alone, to save the earth. If it is not saved, then I alone am to blame.

you, pious milktoast: you don't murder, steal or commit adultery—because you are afraid. All your virtues are daughters of fear.

Dünyaya özgürlüÄŸün gelmesi için bu kadar cinayetler ve alçakl?klar m? gerekli yani? Çünkü, oturup sana iÅŸlediÄŸimiz cinayetlerde yapt???m?z alçakl?klar? saysam tüylerin ürperir. Fakat sonuç ne oldu? Özgürlük! Tanr? y?ld?r?m?n? at?p bizi yakaca??na özgürlüÄŸü veriyor? Hiçbir ÅŸey anlayam?yorum!..

yo creo que todos los movimientos, todas las grandes organizaciones, de este mundo, son mentiras y ganancias para alguien. Yo lo que creo es que la gente deberia causar el menor daño posible a los demas seres humanos