Quotes About Ethics

You are like a town without a mayor, Like a troop without a leader, Like a ship without a captain, A company without a chief. You are a sheriff who steals, A mayor who pockets, A district prosecutor of crime Who is the model for the (evil)-doer!

None light of heart is weighty in conduct.

If you acquire, give to your fellow; gobbling up is dishonest.

The robber owns riches, [the noble] is a thief.

The cardinal virtues are self-control, moderation, kindness, generosity, justice, and truthfulness tempered by discretion

Beware of punishing wrongfully, Do not kill, it does not serve you.

sve za obraz, a obraz ni za Å¡to! Glavu daj, a obraza ne daj!

Moral neka stvara Å¡tampa

pravo je ravnoteža dobrote i harmonije, pravo je savršen sklad ukusa i uvjerenja...

The selling of financial advice can be a noble trade. But it cannot be noble if it is simply a masquerade for a financial carnival act.

To me, the most blatant example of cruelty to animals is the rotisserie. It's just a really morbid Ferris wheel for chickens.

What is good, and what is evil? Where do you draw the line between the two?" Now Yuriko was getting a little upset. I'm just in fifth grade, you know. They haven't taught us difficult things like that yet. "There

People were always good at justifying their actions if there was a need, or even the appearance of one, and were quick to turn to violence when necessary.

He who steals hooks is a thief. He who robs a nation is a nobleman.

Prosperity and comfort are what people seek, but the costs to character are often terrifying

Los grandes canallas tienen algo de héroes y los grandes héroes tienen algo de canallas.

The dead are noble, the living worthless.

Because we find something distasteful is not justification enough for us to deem it criminal.

Cannibalism is a predicament of the animistic hunter or gardener, who must live by consuming animals or plants which are essentially persons themselves" (Graeber & Sahlins, On Kings p16)

Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.

A weak man is just by accident. A strong but nonviolent man is unjust by accident.