Quotes about Ethics
That which impels man to do the right thing is God.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.
— Mahatma Gandhi
I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Himsa does not need to be taught, Man as animal is violent, but as spirit is nonviolent.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Few men are wantonly wicked.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Understand however that every man is worth just so much as the things are worth about which he busies himself.
— Marcus Aurelius
When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.
— Cicero
There are some natures which never grow large enough to speak out and say a bad act is a bad act, until they have inquired into the politics or the nationality of the man who did it.
— Mark Twain
When some men discharge an obligation, you can hear the report for miles around.
— Mark Twain
No man is straitly honest to any but himself and God.
— Mark Twain
It cannot, indeed, be denied, that a good man is more worthy of love than a bad one.
— Martin Luther
Men are not made religious by performing certain actions which are externally good, but they must first have righteous principles, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.
— Martin Luther