Quotes about Ethics
The sons of all of us will pay in the future if we of the present do not do justice in the present.
— Theodore Roosevelt
The subjectivist in morals, when his moral feelings are at war with the facts about him, is always free to seek harmony by toningdown the sensitiveness of the feelings.
— William James
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?
— Mahatma Gandhi
In a war, the first casualty is human dignity.
— Paulo Coelho
We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.
— Ravi Zacharias
Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
— Cicero
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
— Malcolm X
To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The noble soul occupies itself with wisdom and friendship.
— Epicurus
The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.
— Theodore Roosevelt
That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
— Confucius