If you’re like me, you’re always looking for a little inspiration and motivation – especially when it comes to your business. That’s why I’ve put together this compilation of ethic quotes. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been in business for a while, these quotes will help get you in the right frame of mind and keep you moving forward.

The best ethic quotes

1. A person’s reputation can be appealing towards others if he or she understands the great values of ethical behavior. — Saaif Alam

2. We need a new system of values, a system of the organic unity between humankind and nature and the ethic of global responsibility. — Mikhail Gorbachev

3. Their reliance on biblical quotations does not augur well for their for their openness to moral reasoning…. — Peter Singer, Practical Ethics

4. Talent and work ethic are nothing without belief. — A.D. Posey, Coffee Chatter

5. Ethical man–a Christian holding four aces. — Mark Twain

6. I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics. — Taylor Swift

7. We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves. — Peter Singer

8. In this age of great ambiguity and relentless change, so many people cut ‘ethical corners’. Too many people think that dishonesty will get them ahead. — Robin S. Sharma

9. Have a huge work ethic, be ambitious, aggressive, tough. — Ron Conway

10. Ethics are no more a part of poetry than theyare of painting. — Wallace Stevens

11. We cannot respect something just because millions or billions believe in it! We can respect something only if it is complying with the high intelligence and the ethics! — Mehmet Murat ildan

12. The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one’s prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print. — Walter Cronkite

13. Up till recently 75% of all inventions from the time of the industrial revolution is credited to the countries where Protestant ethics were taught — Sunday Adelaja

14. Ethics seems a morass which we have to cross, but get hopelessly bogged in when we make the attempt. — Peter Singer

15. Justice and injustice indeed begins and ends with the self. — Syed Muhammad Naquib al–Attas, Islam: The Concept of Religion and The Foundation of Ethics and Morality

16. I’m very involved with PETA–People for Ethical Treatment of Animals–and Greenpeace and a lot of women’s shelter and clothing giveaways. — Pink

17. What today’s business reality makes clear is that brands cannot survive in a society that is failing economically, socially, ethically, and morally. — Simon Mainwaring

18. My biggest flaw is probably my attention span or lack thereof. And while it might seem contradictory, my biggest strength is my work ethic. — Tom Holland

19. Ideally, peace means the absence of violence. It is an ethical value. — Mikhail Gorbachev

20. I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics. — Taylor Swift

21. The first and only principle of sexual ethics: the accuser is always in the wrong. — Theodor Adorno

22. To me, patriotism is about working ethically and wholeheartedly in our chosen field. — N. R. Narayana Murthy

23. Renunciation is the very basis upon which ethics stands. There never was an ethical code preached which had not renunciation for its basis. — Swami Vivekananda

24. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals. — Shigeru Miyamoto

25. I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man. — Thomas Jefferson

26. ….it seems to me that a pleasurable Contemplation of Beauty has certainly an immeasurably greater value than mere Consciousness of Pleasure. — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica

27. Positive economics is in principle independent of any particular ethical position or normative judgment…In short, positive economics is or can be an ‘objective’ science. — Milton Friedman

28. I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics. — Taylor Swift

29. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals. — Shigeru Miyamoto

30. It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics. — Salman Rushdie

31. Secrets aren’t the same as lying, ‘ Vaughn commented, because they both had the muddiest of ethics, which was an odd thing to have in common. — Sarra Manning, Unsticky

32. I have a work ethic. If I say I’m going to do something, I do it. — Viggo Mortensen

33. I don’t want to do anything that violates my own personal code of ethics and morals. — Michael Moore

34. No ethical person wants to be a king or a queen, because there is no ethics and honor in putting yourself in a place higher than others! — Mehmet Murat ildan

35. My ethical values prevent me from investing in the stock market. — Steven Magee

36. I am fully aware that everybody has a right to succeed, and success should be with ethics. — Sharad Pawar

37. You can’t have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic. — Zig Ziglar

38. My biggest flaw is probably my attention span or lack thereof. And while it might seem contradictory, my biggest strength is my work ethic. — Tom Holland

39. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals. — Shigeru Miyamoto

40. Ethics seems a morass which we have to cross, but get hopelessly bogged in when we make the attempt. — Peter Singer

41. I wasn’t the biggest, the fastest, the strongest, and then I bought into something called work ethic. — Ray Lewis

42. The lives of the saints are the hermeneutical key to Scripture. — Stanley Hauerwas, The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer In Christian Ethics

43. My take is that the optimal approach to food, for health and ethical reasons, may be vegetarianism. — Nicholas Kristof

44. Criminals are never very amusing. It’s because they’re failures. Those who make real money aren’t counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem. — Orson Welles

45. I looked at people like Lil Wayne. I would go to the studio and I would observe Wayne, and I would literally pray. I would say ‘God, give me his work ethic’. — Nicki Minaj

46. Non–violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. — Thomas A. Edison

47. It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics. — Salman Rushdie

48. The government is ethics rape in perpetuity — Stefan Molyneux

49. My take is that the optimal approach to food, for health and ethical reasons, may be vegetarianism. — Nicholas Kristof

50. The third rule of ethics of means and ends is that in war the end justifies almost any means. — Saul Alinsky

Conclusion

We have seen the power of ethics in our lives and it is something that should never be forgotten. Ethical behavior is essential to building trust and respect in our society. We should strive to act ethically in all areas of our life, from the smallest decisions to the biggest. We should always strive to do what is right and just, even when it is difficult. These quotes can serve as a reminder of the importance of ethics and the positive impact it can have on our lives.