Quotes About Ethics

We continue to swing like a pendulum, from good to evil. It's easy to predict human behaviours because we only have two options.

We end up with the concept of, humans are to God as the robots are to Man.

We must not, at any cost, behave like little children who are ready to take credit for good deeds but run away wherever evil ones appear.

We ought to aim for humanity above exploitation, no matter which environment you found yourself in; humanity should be your motto in life.

What is the value of cultivating a bad reputation in the universe; if the death of the flesh is certain?

When a corrupt ruler is given the seat of power, he will end up neglecting all the virtues of a true leader.

You are responsible for your actions and sins, in the same manner as you believe that you are responsible for your own life.

You can have faith without becoming religious, nor having any religion.

You can ignorantly corrupt the body and the mind, but not the soul.

You cannot pretend to be a humanitarian while praising capitalist regimes.

Remember that no matter how great a leader you become, you could lose everything that you've gained due to a lack of character.

our personal behavior often has consequences for others.

Have I placed more value on my status or title than on my character? What perceptions do I have about myself, other people, and the world? Are they aligned with my purpose? Do they reflect the values I claim to have? What is my true nature, apart from my reputation? What values will I refuse to deny because, to do so, I would violate my ideals and ethics?

No one should think he is too smart or too safe to avoid consequences of a lack of character.

Don't expect your success to carry you in life. Rather, let your success be carried by your character.

People become leaders when they make the decision not to sacrifice their principles on the altar of convenience or compromise.

This definition naturally establishes the fact that any domination of another human spirit is violation of God's natural law.

Mastery" is an inappropriate image for depicting epistemological success; knowledge is an exercise not of power but of virtue.

rationality has less to do with following scholarly procedures and more to do with becoming a saint.

Sport-das ist eine Sache. Aber sportlich das ist jemand, der die Spielregeln beachtet.

As James Madison put it, because men are not angels—because they can (and do) rob, rape, kill, and conquer—they need a government to restrain and protect them, an "institution to make people do their duty.

It's a strange conception of liberty when we argue over the right to kill our babies.

The heirs of that liberal theology are today keen to marginalize the Bible, declaring that it supports slavery and other wicked things, because they don't like what it says on other topics such as sexual ethics. But if you push the Bible off the table, you are merely colluding with pagan empire, denying yourself the sourcebook for your kingdom critique of oppression. The Sadducee didn't know the Bible or God's power; that's why they denied the resurrection and supported Rome.

Christian ethics is not a matter of discovering what's going on in the world and getting in tune with it. It isn't a matter of doing things to earn God's favor. It is not about trying to obey dusty rulebooks from long ago or far away. It is about practicing, in the present, the tunes we shall sing in God's new world.