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Quotes About Ethics

It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably.
~ Immanuel Kant
Honesty is better than any policy.
~ Immanuel Kant
One day posterity will remember these strange times, when ordinary common honesty was called courage.
~ Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Honesty is the best policy.
~ Miguel de Cervantes
You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.
~ Confucius
Do what is right... do it with honesty and vigor. Be creative - thats important. Dont follow what other people are doing.
~ John Gokongwei
Integrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort.
~ Bobby Bowden
Honesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty.
~ Dorothy Parker
Honesty may not be the best policy, but it is worth trying once in a while.
~ Richard M. Nixon
I like honesty and fair play.
~ Marcus Garvey
Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.
~ Laura Schlessinger
Honesty stands at the gate and knocks, and bribery enters in.
~ Barnabe Rich
The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.
~ William Safire
Be sure to live up to your reputation for honesty and goodness, because many souls who believe you to be honest and good have placed themselves in your hands.
~ Nikos Kazantzakis
Once you place that crown of liar on your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time.
~ Terry Goodkind
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.
~ Scott Hamilton
A man can build a staunch reputation for honesty by admitting he was in error, especially when he gets caught at it.
~ Robert Ruark
I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.
~ Dan Rather
Honesty is always the best policy.
~ George Washington
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons.
~ Roger Moore
Is there a difference between a man who thinks that honesty is the best policy, and an honest man?
~ C. S. Lewis
Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.
~ Tiger Woods
In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.
~ Kapil Dev