Quotes about Ethics
Selfishness at the expense of others' happiness is demonism.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.
— Henry Ward Beecher
He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance
— Henry Ward Beecher
Honor your commitments with integrity.
— Les Brown
It is not enough for us to restrain from doing evil, unless we shall also do good.
— St. Jerome
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ability without honor is useless.
— Cicero