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Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.
Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.
Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that read more
A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help. -Albert Schweitzer.
Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also read more
Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also our feeling.
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.
The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.
It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare
It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare
Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality.
Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality.