Ethics Quotes

"The object of the superior man is truth." "He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against." "It is better to sometimes err through excess of mercy than to allow any cause for just reproach." "Each virtue is a vice if it proceeds from a false end " "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied" "A moderately bad man knows he is not very" "It is my belief that the truth is generally preferable to lies " "Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something " "Virtue alone has majesty in death" "Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power." "Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal." "Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? " "The measure of a man is not where he stands." "A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar" "Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone may be looking"