Quotes about Ethos

Duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.

Lord Henry had not yet come in. He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

I like the ethos of the military and the idea of joining an institution in which, at the very least, everyone who signs up believes in something.

The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.

The desire for fame tempts even noble minds.

The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

Applying the axioms of physical science to human life has something reprehensible to it.

The extreme of right is the extreme of wrong.

I've run into a lot of companies that invent positions for great people just so they don't get away. But hiring people when you don't have real work for them is insulting to them and hurtful to you.

The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.

There is a heavy emphasis in Mormonism on initiative, on responsibility, on a work ethic, and on education. If you take those elements together with a free-enterprise system, you've got the chemistry for a lot of industry.

There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is clear, be able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and (3) to understand the emotions-that is, to name them and