Quotes About Ethics

Women and children first.

A conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men.

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

Always tell the truth. Even if you have to make it up.

Crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor.

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.

He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

Always tell the truth. If you can't always tell the truth, don't lie.

Better one's own duty, [though] imperfect,Than another's duty well performed.

It's strange that men should take up crime when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest.

If you love animals called pets, why do you eat animals called dinner?

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor's standing corn.

Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient.

Like people, like priest.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate.

Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men's lives.

If you shoot one person you are a murderer. If you kill a couple persons you are a gangster. If you are a crazy statesman and send millions to their deaths you are a hero.

They sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes.

Never do anything that you wouldn't want to explain to the paramedics.

Many of us believe that wrongs aren't wrong if it's done by nice people like ourselves.

It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea.