Quotes About Ethics

But listen here, there ain't anything worth doing a man can do and keep his dignity.

There ain't anything worth doing a man can do and keep his dignity […] The human frame just ain't built that way.

One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward.

To think about fairness, think of economic life as a game - a serious game. All ideas about fairness can be divided into two broad groups. They are: - It isn't fair if the result isn't fair. - It isn't fair if the rules aren't fair.

the frontal cortex makes you do the harder thing when it's the right thing to do

It was grace. In those who were always honest, the dlPFC, vlPFC, and ACC were in veritable comas when the chance to cheat arose. There's no conflict. There's no working hard to do the right thing. You simply don't cheat.

Words unconsciously shift thoughts and feelings. One person's 'terrorist' is another's 'freedom fighter'; politicians jockey to commandeer 'family values,' and somehow you can't favor both 'choice' and 'life'.

In boxing there are rules. You wear padded gloves. It's always a one-on-one fight. You can't hit below the belt or use a weapon. I may get beat, but at least I'll always have a fair chance of winning. The rest of the world isn't always like that.

Not even hatred can corrode real honor.

Smith's doctrine of self-interest did more than just turn avarice into a virtue; it turned classical virtue into a vice.

Guilt is worse than greed, for guilt robs the body of its soul.

Once a President or congressman is elected, we the taxpayers take care of them for life. I ask myself: If they are qualified to be our leaders, why can't they take care of themselves?

He understood that every person has a weak and needy part of their soul that can be bought, and he knew that every individual also had a part of their soul that was resilient and could never be bought. It was only a question of which one was stronger.

Many people invest because they want to get rich quickly. So instead of becoming investors, they wind up being dreamers, hustlers, gamblers, and crooks.

knew that every individual also had a part of their soul that was resilient and could never be bought.

My rich dad did not see Robin Hood as a hero. He called Robin Hood a crook.

La avaricia es buena." Padre rico lo articuló de otra manera: "La culpa es peor que la avaricia porque la culpa le roba el alma al cuerpo." Pero creo que Eleanor Roosevelt lo expresó aún mejor: "Haz lo que tu corazón te diga que es lo correcto porque de todas formas te van a criticar. Mal si lo haces y mal si no lo haces.

Too much greed, however, as anything in excess can be, is not good.

Los empleados trabajan sólo lo suficiente para no ser despedidos, y los dueños pagan sólo lo suficiente para que los empleados no renuncien.

Yes," said rich dad. "Some people say I exploit people because I don't pay as much as the sugar plantation or the government. I say the people exploit themselves. It's their fear, not mine.

He believed in paying professionals well, and I have adopted that policy also.

In my world, to ask for more money to do the same job is greedy.

Find a broker who has your best interests at heart.

He knew the law because he was a law-abiding citizen and because it was expensive to not know the law.