Quotes About Ethics

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

The doctrine of equality! There exists no more poisonous poison: for it seems to be preached by justice itself, while it is the end of justice.

Equality is the measure of all things, and bad behavior is less bad if everyone indulges in it.

Under ideal conditions, the barrister and the bhangi (sweeper) should both get the same payment.

The supernatural virtue of justice consists of behaving exactly as though there were equality when one is the stronger in an unequal relationship.

Laws that require equal protections reinforce the moral imperative of equality.

And remember also that in fighting against man we must not come to resemble him. Even when you have conquered him, do not adopt his vices.

A person who has the power to take a life, should have the intelligence to choose not to.

Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

When you have a spirit of excellence, you do the right thing not because somebody is watching or making you do it; you do it because it's the right thing to do.

Basically, to lead without a title is to derive your power within the organisation not from your position but from your competence, effectiveness, relationships, excellence, innovation and ethics.

We need timeless principles to steer by in running our organizations and building our personal careers. We need high standards --- the ethics of excellence.

Moral excellence has no regard to classes and professions.

We cannot have islands of excellence in a sea of slovenly indifference to standards.

Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.

The ethics of excellence are grounded in action - what you actually do, rather than what you say you believe. Talk, as the saying goes, is cheap.

Notice that "I" is at the center of the word "ethical." There is no "they." Achieving the ethics of excellence is our individual assignment.

Professional accountability is a good thing. Without it, excellence is merely a pipe dream and even average performance isn't a realistic expectation.

The business virtue par excellence is honesty without it markets can't long survive.

In the common degree of the moral, there is no virtue. Virtue is excellence.

There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly.

Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor.