Quotes about Ethics
Intelligence without character is a dangerous thing.
— Gloria Steinem
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say
— Martin Luther
Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist.
— Bo Burnham
There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.
— Cicero
There are those men who say to repay evil with kindness. But I say, how then are we to repay kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, but repay evil with justice.
— Confucius
There is no duty more indispensible than that of returning a kindness.
— Cicero
Violence is just, where kindness is vain.
— Pierre Corneille
It is a luxury to put our interests first. It is an honor to put the interests of others before our own.
— Simon Sinek
It is not enough to know what is good: you must be able to do it.
— George Bernard Shaw
Confucius said the doctrine of the mean was the highest virtue, and rare among men. The Buddhists call it the middle way. Aristotle saw moderation as the essence of virtue. I say moderation in all things, even moderation.
— Jay Parini
I am much more afraid of my good deeds that please me than of my bad deeds that repel me.
— Elie Wiesel
Each man was his own executioner and his own victim.
— Elie Wiesel