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Quotes About Ethics

A convicted thief was sentenced to have his hand cut off. A liar lost his tongue. Repeated offenders were killed. Banishment was also a common sentence. In spite of these severe laws, songs praised Sundiata for his fairness in dealings with the privileged as well as the poor, the strong as well as the weak.
~ Patricia C. McKissack
His philosophy hasn't changed: to get in front of the problem and tell the truth about what is happening. "If problems exist, recognize them and take corrective steps immediately.
~ Patricia Crisafulli
For Dimon steps such as taking write-downs when necessary and always preserving the quality of capital are part of "doing the right thing
~ Patricia Crisafulli
How easy it was to lie when one had to lie!
~ Patricia Highsmith
Honestly, I don't understand why people get so worked up about a little murder!
~ Patricia Highsmith
Society's law was lax compared to the law of conscience
~ Patricia Highsmith
I tell him his business, all business, is legalized throat-cutting, like marriage is legalized fornication.
~ Patricia Highsmith
The law was not society, it began. Society was people like himself and Owen and Brillhart, who hadn't the right to take the life of another member of society. And yet the law did. And yet the law is supposed to be the will of society at least. It isn't even that. Or maybe it is collectively, he added, aware that as always he was doubling back before he come to a point, making things as complex as possible in trying to make them certain.
~ Patricia Highsmith
Her insan cinayet iÅŸleyebilir. Durumlara baÄŸl?, yap?yla hiç ilgisi yok. KiÅŸi s?n?ra kadar gelir bazen-barda?? ta??ran damlada, tamam. Kim olursa olsun. Ninen bile iÅŸler. Bilmez miyim?
~ Patricia Highsmith
Besides, it isn't appropriate for a man to divorce his wife. She should divorce him. – Victor Van Allen
~ Patricia Highsmith
One simply cannot concern oneself eight or even five hours a day with nonsense-taken-seriously and not be corrupted by it. The corruption lies in the very habits of thought.
~ Patricia Highsmith
He would rather the man be a pervert than a police officer
~ Patricia Highsmith
I know what I'd do in the matter, but I'm a dedicated villain. -Roland Otton
~ Patricia Veryan
the best thing that can happen to anyone who is doing wrong is to be found out. If he is not found out he will do more wrong and earn a heavier punishment.
~ Patricia Wentworth
What you do to your enemies today, you will do to your friends tomorrow.
~ Patrick Cockburn
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
~ Dale Carnegie
So let's obey the Golden Rule, and give unto others what we would have others give unto us, How? When? Where? The answer is: All the time, everywhere.
~ Dale Carnegie
What was once a careless complaint among friends can now get you fired.
~ Dale Carnegie
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
~ Dale Carnegie
Once I did bad and that I heard ever, twice I did good, but that I heard never.
~ Dale Carnegie
I have kept my financial worries to a minimum also by doing two things. First, I have always followed a rule of absolute one hundred per cent integrity in everything. When I borrowed money, I paid back every penny. Few things cause more worry than dishonesty.
~ Dale Carnegie
When held accountable for their business dealings
~ Dale Carnegie
What is there about him that I can honestly admire?
~ Dale Carnegie
She is one who knows that doing business in the digital age is predicated on doing the business of humanity well.
~ Dale Carnegie