Quotes on Ethics And Morals

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.

The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.

Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.

If your morals make you dreary, depend upon it they are wrong.

A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.

Even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn't the will to do what is right.

In statesmanship get formalities right, never mind about the moralities.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.