ethics
“Rank, n. Relative elevation in the scale of human worth.”
“Ransom, n. The purchase of that which neither belongs to the seller, nor can belong to the buyer.”
“Polygamy, n. A house of atonement, or expiatory chapel, fitted with several stoves.”
“Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.”
“Police, n. An armed force for protection and participation.”
“Pocket, n. The cradle of motive and the grave of conscience.”
“Contempt, n. The feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.”
“Consult, v.i. To seek another’s disapproval of a course already decided on.”
“Congratulation, n. The civility of envy.”
“The fox condemns the trap, not himself.”
“Shame is Pride’s cloak.”
“Folly is the cloak of knavery.”
“The most sublime act is to set another before you.”
“Great men are almost always bad men.”
“When what is ordered by an authority is opposed to the object for which that authority was constituted, one is obliged to disobey it.”
“Anything done against faith or conscience is sinful.”
“The law is reason unaffected by desire.”
“Money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest.”
“Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.”
“Context counts: bad barrels can corrupt otherwise good apples.”