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Relativity applies to physics, not ethics
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with read more
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
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.
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.
In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters, as they are.
In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters, as they are.
Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't.
Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't.
Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. You ask, What's in a name? I answer, read more
Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. You ask, What's in a name? I answer, Just about everything you do.
Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.
Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.
Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.
Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.