"Morality and honor are not to be confused. 'The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught."

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"Morality and honor are not to be confused. 'The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught."

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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

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"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

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"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

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"Might could would-they are contemptible auxiliaries."

George Eliot, British Author

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"Let thy true religion be to act right."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"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 hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place."

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"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

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"Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable."

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"The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable."

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"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it."

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"No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby."

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"The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety."

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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."

Explore more quotes by H. L. Mencken

"It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place."

"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

"Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable."

"The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable."

"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it."

"No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby."

"The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety."

"The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt."

"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."

"What men value in this world is not rights but privileges."