It’s that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so ‚don’t fuss, dear; get on with it.‘

I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.

I believe in the spirit of equality and the spirit of this country as one of love and compassion and kindness.

He has committed the crime who profits by it.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles.

As a Christian, you forgive, and you feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and you visit the sick and comfort the lonely. If I’m a true follower of my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, I got to do the things you’re supposed to be doing.

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.

There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don’t.

Do FBI Agents and FBI directors have political beliefs? Sure they do. But they’re not supposed to act on them.

I worked in ad sales. I would call up local businesses and try to get them to buy ads in the paper. The whole time, I felt like I was just scamming people.

I don’t believe in killing whatever the reason!

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

I don’t like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don’t like factory farming. I’m not an advocate for the meat industry.

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.

All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God – the rest will be given.

To say that you can kill in the name of God is blasphemy.

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that’s the mercy you’re going to be receiving.

I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.

It’s better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost.

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Giving is true having.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

Violence is both unavoidable and unjustifiable.

God wants to use you to make other people happy! And the happier you make others, the happier you will be because you reap what you sow.

If we don’t plant the right things, we will reap the wrong things. It goes without saying. And you don’t have to be, you know, a brilliant biochemist and you don’t have to have an IQ of 150. Just common sense tells you to be kind, ninny, fool. Be kind.

Do everything as in the eye of another.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Ought we not to ask the media to agree among themselves a voluntary code of conduct, under which they would not say or show anything which could assist the terrorists‘ morale or their cause while the hijack lasted.

If you’re in favour of any policy – reform, revolution, stability, regression, whatever – if you’re at least minimally moral, it’s because you think it’s somehow good for people. And good for people means conforming to their fundamental nature.

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That’s what I strive to do, that’s what I pray to do every day.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

I think those who have a terminal illness and are in great pain should have the right to choose to end their own life, and those that help them should be free from prosecution.

Understand, when you eat meat, that something did die. You have an obligation to value it – not just the sirloin but also all those wonderful tough little bits.

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.

If I’d written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people – including me – would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.

There is a rollicking kindness that looks like malice.

We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour’s buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.

To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.

Meditation is to get insight, to get understanding and compassion, and when you have them, you are compelled to act.

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her – for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.

While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal living conditions on this earth?