Denis Diderot Quotes

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser one.

Throughout my life, I have always tried to do what is right.

To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all your teaching.

I feel like no one starts entertainment with an impure intention, but somewhere along the way, lines become blurred and you're no longer sure which way is up and which way is down.

I hope there's some kind of morality in all my work.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

Everybody is grappling with their own moral compass, and that needle, like any needle, can't just stick. It's always floating a little bit, and depending on where you're standing, it's hard to read.

I have a pretty keen ethical compass.

There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules

Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.

Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy.Bothyourreligionand policy must be basedon it.

In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.

I would hope that we can load our moral computers with three elements of integrity: 1. Dealing justly with oneself. 2. Dealing justly with others. 3. Recognizing the law of the harvest.

I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way.

Integrity, the choice between what's convenient and what's right.

It is not good for one's morals to see bad acting

If it comes down to your ethics vs. a job, choose ethics. You can always find another job.

Poets and artists who speak of the mystery are rare.

Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act.

For I can raise no money by vile means. By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas

The artist must express the summation of his feeling, knowing and believing through the unity of his life and work.

A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice.

It is as bad to clip conscience as to clip coin; it is as bad to give a counterfeit statement as a counterfeit bill.