Quotes about Ethics
Freedom comes from moral self-control. There is no other way to achieve it.
— Dennis Prager
Vivisection is a social evil because if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character.
— George Bernard Shaw
The soul is perfected by knowledge and virtue.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Science sans conscience n' est que le ruine de l'âme. Knowledge without conscience is but the ruine of the soule.
— Francois Rabelais
If you cannot attain knowledge without torturing a dog, you must do without knowledge.
— George Bernard Shaw
[Misquotation; not by Einstein.] If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. [Apparently remorseful for his role in the development of the atom bomb.]
— Albert Einstein
The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.
— John Maxwell
In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.
— Henry Rollins
The presidency is not merely an administrative office...It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
— Confucius