Quotes About Ethics

Society can only exist on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

A good person can make another person good it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society other persons will also be good.

Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned"

Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live.

Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.

A materialistic person is ruthless with other people but kind to himself. A spiritual person is ruthless with himself but kind to everybody else.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

There are three values: Feel good, be good and do good.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life.

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.

Active citizenship begins with an envisioning of the desired outcome and a conscious application of spiritual principles.

A sign of a culture that has lost its faith - Moral collapse follows upon spiritual collapse.

There is no way to overstate the magnitude of the collective spiritual transformation that will occur when we shift from food of violent oppression to food of gentleness and compassion.

My moral and spiritual formation does not allow me to be a dictator... If I were a dictator, You can be sure that many things have happened.

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.

It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.

Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by.

If men had been forbidden to make porridge of camel's dung, they would have done it, saying that they would not have been forbidden to do it unless there had been some good in it.

The honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.

Men should continue to fight, but they should fight for things worth while, not for imaginary geographical lines, racial prejudices and private greed draped in the color's of patriotism.

I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.

Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.

To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.