Quotes about Ethics
Morality or duty never yet made a man happy in himself or dear to others.
— CS Lewis
All men alike stand condemned, not by alien codes of ethics, but by their own, and all men therefore are conscious of guilt.
— CS Lewis
Disregarding the fact that I am old enough to be [Walter] Schellenberg's mother, I would feel nauseated to be coupled with a man whose ideology has debased our hearts.
— Coco Chanel
A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.
— Confucius
Man is responsible not only for every deed, but also for every idle word and thought.
— David O. McKay
All men who have moved the world have been men who would stand true to their conscience.
— David O. McKay
The moral man is as guilty as the rest. His morality cannot save him.
— DL Moody
Men have no right to what is not reasonable, and to what is not for their benefit.
— Edmund Burke
Keep alive the light of justice, And much that men say in blame will pass you by.
— Euripides
Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.
— Euripides
Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
— Francois Rabelais
Thus, as a result of heightened consciousness, a man feels as if it's all right if he's bad as long as he knows it- as though that were any consolation.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky