Quotes about Ethics
I cannot in all conscience agree to anyone being sent to the gallows. God alone can take life because He alone gives it . . .
— Mahatma Gandhi
The truest test of a democracy is in the ability of anyone to act as he likes, so long as he does not injure the life or property of anyone else.
— Mahatma Gandhi
My dharma teaches me to give my life for the sake of others without even attempting to kill.
— Mahatma Gandhi
I never did a thing in all my life, virtuous or otherwise that I didn't repent of within twenty-four hours.
— Mark Twain
The imprecatory psalms are for us to pray, who are not victims. Indeed, if we do not want to pray them, it raises questions about the shallowness of our own spirituality, theology and ethics. Do we not want to see wrongdoers put down and punished? One
— John Goldingay
A second reason is that, conversely, it is morally necessary for the lowly to be lifted up and the underlings exalted.
— John Goldingay
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest form of appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. - John F. Kennedy
— John F. Kennedy
Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.
— John F. Kennedy
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
— John F. Kennedy
Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Compassion is the basis of morality.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Compassion is the basis of morality.
— Arthur Schopenhauer