"Good is not always good."

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"We are all flawed and creatures of our times. Is it fair to judge us by the unknown standards of the future?"

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

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"And no one rose to ask the question: Good?-by what standard?John Galt."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Ethics, Morality, Judgment, Evil, Values

"Ethics are the things that say, 'Don't stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It's okay because we've shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we've chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I'm having a really hard time getting back up."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

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"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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"When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Ethics, Miracles, World

"Do not treat others as you would not like to be treated' frees one from hypocrisy. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' enslaves one with insincerity."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Ethics, Morality, Truth, Behavior, Hypocrisy

"Might could would-they are contemptible auxiliaries."

George Eliot, British Author

Ethics, Power, Contempt, Morality, Strength

"Let thy true religion be to act right."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Ethics, Religion, Action, Morality, Right

"It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Ethics, Responsibility, Action, Truth, Integrity

"Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful."

Stephen King, American Author

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"It is beautiful to talk about beautiful things and even more beautiful to silently gaze at them."

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"Since nothing is absolute There is no absolute silence, Only an appearance Of temporary peace."

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"You not only are hunted by others, you unknowingly hunt yourself."

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"A poem that is itself a name does not yearn for the name of its creator, but shines from its name alone."

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"Instead of imitating me, you simply loiter."

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"What we call life is only talk of nature."

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"Even if you are alone you wage war with yourself."

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"We are all flawed and creatures of our times. Is it fair to judge us by the unknown standards of the future?"

"And no one rose to ask the question: Good?-by what standard?John Galt."

"Ethics are the things that say, 'Don't stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It's okay because we've shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we've chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I'm having a really hard time getting back up."

"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing."

"When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon."

"Do not treat others as you would not like to be treated' frees one from hypocrisy. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' enslaves one with insincerity."

"Might could would-they are contemptible auxiliaries."

"Let thy true religion be to act right."

"It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit."

"Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful."

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"Love is almost never simple."

"From one bell all the bells toll."

"A word is not filling in the gaps, but the fertilization of silence."

"It is beautiful to talk about beautiful things and even more beautiful to silently gaze at them."

"Since nothing is absolute There is no absolute silence, Only an appearance Of temporary peace."

"You not only are hunted by others, you unknowingly hunt yourself."

"A poem that is itself a name does not yearn for the name of its creator, but shines from its name alone."

"Instead of imitating me, you simply loiter."

"What we call life is only talk of nature."

"Even if you are alone you wage war with yourself."