Quotes about Ethics
He [man] knows that when he is not what he ought to be; when he does what he ought not to do; or omits what he ought to do, he is chargeable with sin
— Charles Hodge
The Master said, "The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit." (Analects 4.16)
— Confucius
Man had freedom to choose the good, but this same freedom also allowed him to choose the bad. This is called moral freedom.
— Greg Koukl
The principle can be established that for a man who does not cheat what he believes to be true must determine his actions.
— Albert Camus
To the truly ethical man, all of life is sacred, including forms of life that from the human point of view may seem lower than ours.
— Albert Schweitzer
There can be no profit in the making or selling of things to be destroyed in war. Men may think that they have such profit, but in the end the profit will turn out to be a loss.
— Alexander Hamilton
A man who seeks escape from the responsibility of supporting his life by his own thought and effort, and wishes to survive by conquering, ruling and exploiting others, is NOT an Individualist.
— Ayn Rand
When you have civilized men fighting savages, you support the civilized men, no matter who they are.
— Ayn Rand
The attack on "selfishness" is an attack on man's self-esteem; to surrender one, is to surrender the other.
— Ayn Rand
Men have discovered other philosophical and ethical systems, but they have not found another Jesus Christ. No one in history can match Him.
— Billy Graham
Besides reasoning about matters of fact, men also make moral judgements.
— CS Lewis
If we continue to make moral judgements (and whatever we say shall in fact continue) then we must believe that the conscience of man is not a product of nature.
— CS Lewis