Quotes About Ethics

It is this Robin Hood fantasy, or taking from the rich to give to the poor, that has caused the most pain for the poor and the middle class.

There is some degree of truth to the saying, "Remember the Golden Rule. He who has the gold makes the rules.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

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best: "Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

If a child attempts to cooperate at test time, it is called 'cheating.' In the real world of business, business owners cooperate at test time, and in the world of business, every day is test time.

Never make promises you don't plan to keep.

Eleanor Roosevelt said it best: "Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

I wouldn't want to marry anybody who was wicked, but I think I'd like it if he could be wicked and wouldn't.

Which would you rather be if you had the choice--divinely beautiful or dazzlingly clever or angelically good?

We ought always to try to influence others for good.

But it ain't our feelings we have to steer by through life--no, no, we'd make shipwreck mighty often if we did that. There's only the one safe compass and we've got to set our course by that--what it's right to do.

Steal not this book for fear of shame For on it is the owners name And when you die the Lord will say Where is the book you stole away And when you say you do not know The Lord will say go down below.

We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great.

never write a line you'd be ashamed to read at your own funeral.

It would be so much easier to be good if one's hair was handsome auburn, don't you think?

Some people are naturally good, you know, and others are not. I'm one of the others.

It's so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn't it?

Mrs. Lynde says Mrs. Wrights grandfather stole a sheep but Marilla says we mustent speak ill of the dead. Why mustent we, Anne? I want to know. It's pretty safe ain't it?

I wouldn't marry anyone who was really wicked. But I think I'd like it if he could be wicked, and wouldn't.

I find it is not always easy to be sure whether your deeds are good or bad.

We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great. Hold fast to your ideals, Anne.

Good behavior in the first place is more important than theatrical apologies afterwards.

It's so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn't it?