ethics

"“Silence,” it has been said by one writer, “is a virtue which renders us agreeable to our fellow-creatures."

"Through the principle of associated habit, the same movements of the face and eyes are practised, and can, indeed, hardly be avoided, whenever we know or believe that others are blaming, or too strong…"

"Actions, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell characters."

"The grand, leading principle, towards which every argument hitherto unfolded in these pages directly converges, is the absolute and essential importance of human development in its richest diversity; …"

"By virtue of the universal concept, thought attains mastery over the particular cases. However, the most formalized universe of logic still refers to the most general structure of the given, experienc…"

"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!"

"If conservatism is ever to recover it has to achieve two large tasks. First, it has to find a moral purpose large enough to displace the lure of blood-and-soil nationalism. Second, it has to restore s…"

"Is it important to show why a character is what he is? No. He is. That's all."

"The trouble with Eichmann was precisely that so many were like him, and that the many were neither perverted nor sadistic, that they were, and still are, terribly and terrifyingly normal. From the vie…"

"hree of "Five Principles of American Civilization" deal with business, technology, and organization — all characteristics of work. There is no mention of liberty or equality or, for that matter, of de…"

"I'm always flattered when the Leprechauns are listed in these "Top Tens" of horror characters among Freddy Kruger and Jason, which were the characters I grew up "admiring," if that's the right word."

"For Socrates, virtue was nothing but its own pursuit. And only the promise of happiness is happiness itself."

"Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle."

"Another method of escaping moral responsibility is to run with the crowd. The crowd never considers consequences; it is bent upon vindicating its principles at any cost. It is anonymous; in it the ind…"

"Tribute has yet to be paid to the great foundations laid by you at a time when you lacked the advantage of the effect on national psychology and morale of a war in the Pacific."

"He combines all duties in one universal rule , namely: Perform your duty for no motive other than unconditioned esteem for duty itself, i.e., love God above all else; and in a particular rule, that, n…"

"On what a slippery slope ...international morality reposes."

"It was fun yet challenging to play the dual roles. I'm a really nice guy, and the character is egocentric and hard-edged, so I had to pull out the negative aspects of me to attribute to the role."

"I say that things are useful whenever they can be put to any use at all; whenever they are seen to be capable of satisfying a want. In this connection, there is no need to consider the subtle shades o…"

"Wall Street has a few prudent principles; the trouble is that they are always forgotten when they are most needed."