Quotes about Ethics

Prof Stephen Hawking, one of Britain's pre-eminent scientists, has said that efforts to create thinking machines pose a threat to our very existence. He told the BBC:The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.

Someone once said that scientists and prostitutes get paid for doing what they enjoy.

The originator of an idea cannot be held responsible for egregious misuse of his theory.

Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.

It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.

Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.

Once that living love is destroyed by contraception, abortion follows very easily.

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.

Cruelty to animals is as if humans did not love God.