Quotes about Ethics
Ethical man: A Christian holding four aces.
— Mark Twain
No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.
— GK Chesterton
Left to himself, man is half beast and half devil.
— George Whitefield
The line, often adopted by strong men in controversy, of justifying the means by the end.
— St. Jerome
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.
— Aristotle
Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.
— Epicurus
In order to become a great man, one must first be a great rascal.
— Winston Churchill
It is infinitely easier to suffer in obedience to a human command than to accept suffering as free, responsible men.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.
— CS Lewis
Can any man or woman choose duties? No more than they can choose their birthplace or their father and mother.
— George Eliot
I'm a good woman for a bad man.
— Mae West
If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.
— Albert Schweitzer