Brent Weeks Quotes

If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.

Learn what is true in order to do what is right.

Whether gods exist or not, there is no way to get absolute certainty about ethics. Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can.

I always try to follow my moral compass.

I have a pretty keen ethical compass.

...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.

I follow my father's philosphy; 'Do what is good, do what is right, and God will take care of the rest.'

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

You must always do what you feel is right.

I do what I think is right.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

You ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.

I have to say that one of the most important things Scientology has given me is the ability to keep my integrity together. I understand how people can get into unethical situations, and Scientology has always helped me keep my head clear and be in present time.

Go by your own conscience.

Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.

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

For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.

It's easy to get into the grey zone [of ethics].

doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right

Base thy life on principle, not on rules.

My philosophy is different than most of the people up here. I think if you do the right thing and you lose, you still did the right thing. I think if you do less than the right thing and win, it’s morally reprehensible.

All effective actions require the passport of morality.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.

You have to follow your moral compass: it's a good guide of telling you what is right and wrong.