Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages. Henry Ward Beecher Ethics, Morality You May Also Like Standards are always out of date. That is what makes them standards. By Alan Bennett Ethics, Morality Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public. By Adlai Stevenson Ethics, Evil, Manipulation, Morality I shall never act differently, even if I have to die for it many times. By Socrates Action, Death, Ethics, Morality Man is an animal with primary instincts of survival. Consequently, his ingenuity has developed first and his soul afterwards. Thus the progress of science is far ahead of man’s ethical behavior. By Charlie Chaplin Ethics, Morality Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself. By Robert G. IngersoII Ethics, Morality It is important that people know what you stand for. It’s equally important that they know what you won’t stand for. By Mary Waldrop Ethics, Morality, Principles You May Also Like from Henry Ward Beecher Men are like trees: each one must put forth the leaf that is created in him. By Henry Ward Beecher Comforting, Creativity, Empowering, Positive [Love is] the river of life in this world. By Henry Ward Beecher Life, Love, Relationship, Romantic A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good. By Henry Ward Beecher Anger, Progress, Rebellion Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude. By Henry Ward Beecher Gratitude, Ingratitude The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man and never fails to see a bad one. By Henry Ward Beecher Cynicism Men will let you abuse them only if you make them laugh. By Henry Ward Beecher Humor, Laughter
Standards are always out of date. That is what makes them standards. By Alan Bennett Ethics, Morality
Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public. By Adlai Stevenson Ethics, Evil, Manipulation, Morality
I shall never act differently, even if I have to die for it many times. By Socrates Action, Death, Ethics, Morality
Man is an animal with primary instincts of survival. Consequently, his ingenuity has developed first and his soul afterwards. Thus the progress of science is far ahead of man’s ethical behavior. By Charlie Chaplin Ethics, Morality
Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself. By Robert G. IngersoII Ethics, Morality
It is important that people know what you stand for. It’s equally important that they know what you won’t stand for. By Mary Waldrop Ethics, Morality, Principles
Men are like trees: each one must put forth the leaf that is created in him. By Henry Ward Beecher Comforting, Creativity, Empowering, Positive
A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good. By Henry Ward Beecher Anger, Progress, Rebellion
Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude. By Henry Ward Beecher Gratitude, Ingratitude
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man and never fails to see a bad one. By Henry Ward Beecher Cynicism
