Quotes about Ethics
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
- Confucius
Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.
- Publilius Syrus
Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.
- Laurence Sterne
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
- Seneca
Conscience is a man's compass.
- Vincent Van Gogh
Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.
- Ernest Hemingway
If they would rather die, . . . they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.
- Charles Dickens
Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn't write it down and sign it, don't say it.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll never avoid a controversial issue.
- Jimmy Carter
There is only one form of political strategy in which I have any confidence, and that is to try to do the right thing and sometimes be able to succeed.
- Calvin Coolidge
Oftentimes nothing profits more than self-esteem grounded on what is just and right and well-managed.
- John Milton
I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.
- Abraham Lincoln