Quotes about Ethics
My lord, it is easier for some men to be saints, than for others not to be sinners.
- Herman Melville
Ah, thought he, after good actions one's conscience is never ungrateful, however much so the benefited party may be.
- Herman Melville
America needs young people to be inspired to choose sacrifice over greed.
- Jesse Jackson
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.
- Dante Alighieri
No one gets away with anything, ever, so take responsibility for your own life.
- Jordan Peterson
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
- George Washington
Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
- Henry Ward Beecher
You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.
- Stephen Covey
Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.
- John Wooden
I have tried so hard to do right.
- Grover Cleveland
There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.
- Lyndon B. Johnson