Quotes about Ethics
When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself as public property.
— Thomas Jefferson
You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.
— William Wilberforce
A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.
— Rick Warren
What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.
— Jimmy Carter
You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.
— Charles Colson
We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.
— Michelle Obama
Either we conform our desires to the truth or we conform the truth to our desires.
— Os Guinness
Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right
— Max De Pree
We do not need a truth to serve us, we need a truth that we can serve.
— Jacques Maritain
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Having bought truth dear, we must not sell it cheap, not the least grain of it for the whole world.
— Roger Williams
Trust grows when people see leaders translate their personal integrity into organizational fidelity. At the heart of fidelity lies truth-telling and promise-keeping.
— Max De Pree