Quotes about Ethos
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. —ALBERT EINSTEIN
— John Wooden
It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.
— Margaret Mead
The future goal is the thing which produces character in the present.
— NT Wright
In general I esteem it a good maxim, that the best way to preserve the confidence of the people durably is to promote their true interest
— George Washington
So much of leadership relies on good character. Trust is created through it. Talent is protected by it. Internal peace is fostered by it.
— John Maxwell
To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful.
— John Maxwell
The science that studies the supreme good for man is politics.
— Aristotle
The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you
— Charles Dickens
Moreover, virtue is not concerned with the amount of pleasure experienced by the external sense, as this depends on the disposition of the body; what matters is how much the interior appetite is affected by that pleasure.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
— Confucius
If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.
— Simon Sinek
Lawyers have to make a living, and can only do so by inducing people to believe that a straight line is crooked.
— Alfred Nobel