Ethics

“文以载道，儒者无不能言之。”

“做人不是一件容易的事，所以要好好做人，像一个人。”

“To understand a culture is to say to yourself, If I’d been living then I could conceive that I could have believed that and remained rational and been quite a decent sort of person.”

“Ubuntu literally means ‘humanness’ in the Nguni languages of Southern Africa, and is often used to summarise the moral core of how we ought to live and treat one another.”

“The Way of the Former Kings fixes and lays down what men must necessarily do and what they should not do. This is called yi.”

“The self-so and the imperative are not two separate matters.”

“The artist must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery.”

“Each person you know about and can affect is someone to whom you have responsibilities.”

“للأسف أن قدوات الشباب اليوم ممثلون أو رياضيون لا يمتلكون قيما لنشرها.”

“The first is that it is not profitable for us at present to do moral philosophy.”

“That means I did something right as a person, which is ultimately the most important thing.”

“The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.”

“The aim of education is to produce a good man.”

“Your conscience shouts, ‘here’s what you should do,’ while your intuition whispers, ‘here’s what you could do.’”

“The choice was between being true to my craft or prostituting myself.”

“The truth is not neutral.”

“The task of philosophy is to enable human beings to develop this character, and herein lies the spirit of Chinese philosophy.”

“The core of morality for me, and I think for many ethicists, is the promotion of human flourishing.”

“By definition he cannot put himself today in the service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it.”

“Work hard. Have passion in everything you do. Do well and always be professional and respectful.”