"One only knows the sins of democracy against virtue when one is worthy enough to suffer from them."

Ethics, Democracy, Virtue, Awareness

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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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"Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right."

Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

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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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"Don't quarrel with yourself, you'll only lose!"

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"Reason is an outcome of frailty and resentment. When Will fails to cope with the labour of life, or the life of labour, its fragile remnants are set to construct a slighter world of justifications."

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"Gratitude is an overflow of the pleasure filling your soul."

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"If philosophy has to serve some really noble purpose, it must be more observant than critical towards life."

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"Intellect is limited, but it has one great merit; it can recognise its limits!"

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"The duty imposed on intellect by Life is not to suppress, but purify emotions."

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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."

"Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right."

"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."

Explore more quotes by Raheel Farooq

"Don't quarrel with yourself, you'll only lose!"

"Reason is an outcome of frailty and resentment. When Will fails to cope with the labour of life, or the life of labour, its fragile remnants are set to construct a slighter world of justifications."

"Gratitude is an overflow of the pleasure filling your soul."

"If philosophy has to serve some really noble purpose, it must be more observant than critical towards life."

"Intellect is limited, but it has one great merit; it can recognise its limits!"

"The duty imposed on intellect by Life is not to suppress, but purify emotions."

"A mere love of wisdom is often enough to make oneself wiser."

"Always doubtful is the one who always looks for certainty."

"Life is not how we lead it. It is how children are born to lead it."

"Ugly truths are the biggest source of indigestion in humans."