Quotes about Ethics
The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.
— Cicero
Trust that man in nothing who has not a conscience in everything.
— Laurence Sterne
Trust doesn't develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.
— Simon Sinek
A person of responsibility can trust himself to choose the right thing over the easy thing.
— John Maxwell
If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.
— Lao Tzu
The public trust is at the core of both a free market economy and a democracy.
— Hillary Clinton
When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself as public property.
— Thomas Jefferson
You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.
— William Wilberforce
A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.
— Rick Warren
What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.
— Jimmy Carter
You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.
— Charles Colson
We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.
— Michelle Obama