Quotes About Ethics

Besides, a burglar is only a practical socialist. Philosophers talk a lot about the redistribution of wealth. The burglar goes out and does it.

He was no prude, but he had those decent prejudices of which no self-respecting man can wholly rid himself, however broad-minded he may try to be.

Conscia mens recti, nec si sinit esse dolorem Sed revocare gradum.

Soy un poeta sin ningún precepto pero digo, sin lástima y sin pena: no hay asesino bueno en mi concepto.

Is a gesture of charity genuine or is it a kind of deep moral tax write-off?

If you keep someone else's secret long enough, it becomes your own.

When your crow's-feet begin to creep over your cheekbones, you are too old to be out after midnight more than twice a week. Also: If you love one man, don't flirt and drink with another. It's not rocket science

He fitted the Vedic definition of a man of God: "Softer than the flower, where kindness is concerned; stronger than the thunder, where principles are at stake.

Dharma (cosmic law) aims at the happiness of all creatures.

Softer than the flower, where kindness is concerned; stronger than the thunder, where principles are at stake.

Softer than the flower, where kindness is concerned; stronger than the thunder, where principles are at stake." There

Mas suave que la flor, cuando se trata de amabilidad; mas potente que el rayo, cuando los pricipios estàn en juego.

Throughout the ages the ideal of satya (truth) has permeated Hindu society. Marco Polo tells us that the Brahmins "would not utter a lie for anything on earth." An English judge in India, William Sleeman, says in his Journey Through Oudh in 1849–50: "I have had before me hundreds of cases in which a man's property, liberty, or life depended on his telling a lie; and he has refused to tell it.

please tell me your definition of ahimsa." "The avoidance of harm to any living creature in thought or deed." "Beautiful ideal! But the world will always ask: May one not kill a cobra to protect a child, or one's self?" "I could not kill a cobra without violating two of my vows — fearlessness, and non-killing. I would rather try inwardly to calm the snake by vibrations of love. I cannot possibly lower my standards to suit my circumstances.

Paramahansa Yogananda

please tell me your definition of ahimsa." "The avoidance of harm to any living creature in thought or deed." "Beautiful

I'm an animal activist. Many people say that I'm a hypocrite, because I eat burgers and stuff like that but I won't wear fur. But I'm not a hypocrite. I just only wear fake fur.

Consider morality. In some places people say that the gods laid down the rules people live by. In other places the gods or ancestors simply watch people and sanction their misdemeanours. In both cases people make a connection between moral understandings (intuitions, feelings and reasoning about what is ethical and what is not) and supernatural agents (gods, ancestors, spirits).

I realized early that unless you're willing to kill the innocent, you can't win.

Losing well was a gift, but winning well is this stuff of the authentic manhood.

Once he had drawn first blood, his war against the property of the state lost all its moral resonance.

Be happy for those who are happy, be compassionate toward those who are unhappy, be delighted for those who are virtuous, and be indifferent toward the wicked.

I don't teach lies, but I do not teach all I know is true.

Patricia Brennan Demuth