Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil. So shalt thou always live jollity, for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.
– Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father, inventor, diplomat (1706-1790)
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
– Moliere, French playwright, actor (1622-1673)
The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way you can make a man trustworthy is by trusting him, and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust.
– Henry L. Stimson, statesman (1867-1950)
A person who is fundamentally honest doesn’t need a code of ethics. The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.
– Harry S. Truman, 33rd President (1884-1972)
In the geometry of life, the axiom “positive attitudes produce positive results” makes success more likely, failures less harmful, pleasures more frequent, and pain more bearable.
– Michael Josephson
*Character Counts
No comments:
Post a Comment