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Ethics Quotes

A carefully curated collection of ethics quotes from writers, thinkers and voices worth listening to. Whether you need a quick boost or a deeper moment of reflection, these words are here to help.

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"Service without humility is selfishness and egotism."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Service without humility is selfishness and egotism."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The Gujarati equivalent for civilization means 'good conduct'."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The Gujarati equivalent for civilization means 'good conduct'."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Hate the sin, love the sinner."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Hate the sin, love the sinner."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"To do a great right, do a little wrong."

-- William Shakespeare

"To do a great right, do a little wrong."

-- William Shakespeare

"Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill."

-- William Shakespeare

"Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill."

-- William Shakespeare

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."

-- William Shakespeare

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."

-- William Shakespeare

"Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind."

-- William Shakespeare

"Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind."

-- William Shakespeare

"O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant."

-- William Shakespeare

"O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant."

-- William Shakespeare

"Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself."

-- William Shakespeare

"Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself."

-- William Shakespeare

"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on."

-- William Shakespeare

"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on."

-- William Shakespeare

"Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires."

-- William Shakespeare

"Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires."

-- William Shakespeare

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

-- William Shakespeare

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

-- William Shakespeare

"Virtue is more to man than either water or fire."

-- Confucius

"Virtue is more to man than either water or fire."

-- Confucius

"To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue: these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."

-- Confucius

"To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue: these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."

-- Confucius

"When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart."

-- Confucius

"When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart."

-- Confucius

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

-- Confucius

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

-- Confucius

"Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."

-- Confucius

"Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."

-- Confucius

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."

-- Confucius

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."

-- Confucius

"Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue."

-- Confucius

"Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue."

-- Confucius

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

-- Confucius

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

-- Confucius

"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

-- Confucius

"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

-- Confucius

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A carefully curated collection of ethics quotes from writers, thinkers and voices worth listening to. Whether you need a quick boost or a deeper moment of reflection, these words are here to help.

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Popular ethics quotes include: "Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed." -- Krishna Also: "A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time." -- Krishna.

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