Quotes about Ethics
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
— George Eliot
Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.
— Stephen Covey
We become just by performing just actions temperate by performing temperate actions brave by performing brave actions.
— Aristotle
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.
— Anne Frank
True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.
— AW Pink
The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power. You have only the present wherein to do good.
— Alphonsus Liguori
Freedom is not the permission to do what you like. It's the power to do what you ought.
— Os Guinness
The world has lost the power to blush over its vice; the Church has lost her power to weep over it.
— Leonard Ravenhill
We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
— William Howard Taft
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
— Elie Wiesel
Free will is the power of choosing good and evil.
— Origen