Quotes about Ethics
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.
— Henry David Thoreau
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.
— Aristotle
Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people to not kill each other? Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want.
— Mother Teresa
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
— Joseph Addison
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
— Cicero
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.
— Cicero
Think honestly. Think humbly. Think honorably. Think happily.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Your talents determine what you should do; your character, where you end up.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Our moral and cultural traditions have not kept pace with our economic possibilities. We try to match new demands with a spiritual life not designed for them.
— Michael Novak
Liberty is the object of the Republic. Liberty needs virtue. Virtue among the people is impossible without religion.
— Michael Novak