Quotes About Ethics

Honest poverty lives happily; ill gotten wealth worries.

Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.

Humanity without religion is like a serial killer without a chainsaw

A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but doesn't.

A person who has no need of character is called characterless.

Character is what you are when no one is looking.

DISCLAIMER: A society where such disclaimers are needed is saddening.

Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.

Politicians talking about honesty is like prostitutes talking about virginity

The activists or protesters who have many backers are cheaters.

The private corporate top honchos who used to advocate integrity lessons to their employees or even conduct lectures on ethics as visiting faculty to Business Schools or University, have been seen now getting caught in scam, scandal, bribery and corruption cases.

There are two kinds of employees-those who do the work and those who take the credit. Be in the first group and face exploitation with humiliation only ; Get in the second group and reach fast to the position of the president or director in the private organization and have fun.

Too many of today's children have straight teeth and crooked morals.

The great corporation which employed you lied to you, and lied to the whole country—from top to bottom it was nothing but one gigantic lie.

Nobody rose in Packingtown by doing good work. You could lay that down for a rule—if you met a man who was rising in Packingtown, you met a knave. That man who had been sent to Jurgis' father by the boss, he would rise; the man who told tales and spied upon his fellows would rise; but the man who minded his own business and did his work—why, they would "speed him up" till they had worn him out, and then they would throw him into the gutter.

One of the necessary accompaniments of capitalism in a democracy is political corruption.

I've learned so much from my ups and downs as a life long vegan. I'm really excited to share my experiences and insights so that you can get the most out of your vegan diet.

much of what the church calls sin is simply being human.

Given a choice, she would rather be the one who was persecuted than the one doing the persecuting-- both had a terrible price to pay, but she would rather endure humiliation and fear than grow numb to what it was to be human.

There is nothing wrong in wanting money for purpose, however - perhaps to do some good in world - but be cautions about wanting riches for themselves

Sweet mother Mary, boy, think about what you're doing! Be cruel or be kind, but don't be both, because now you've made a mess you can't clean up in a hurry.

Okay. Morality in a nutshell. Don't hurt people if you can avoid it. Don't steal stuff unless you're starving or it's really, really important. Work hard. Pay your bills. Try to help others. Always double-check your math if there are explosives involved. If you screwed it up, you need to see it gets fixed. And don't eat anything that talks. If it doesn't fall under one of those categories, just do the best you can.

Lying can never save us from another lie.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.