ethics Quotes

“Man has become a superman ... because he not only disposes oinnate, physical forces, but because he is in command ... olatent forces in nature and because he can put them to his service.... But the essential fact we must... ...

“Ethics cannot be based upon our obligations toward people, but they are complete and natural only when we feel this Reverence for Life and the desire to have compassion for and to help all creatures insofar as it is in... ...

“A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him.”

“To the man who is truly ethical all life is sacred, including that which from the human point of view seems lower in the scale. He makes distinctions only as each case comes before him, and under the pressure of... ...

“Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.”

“By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.”

“The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. The time will come, but when? When will we reach the point that hunting, the pleasure in killing animals for... ...

“Knowing all truth is less than doing a little bit of good.”

“To work for the common good is the greatest creed.”

“Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality.”