45 phrases of human values that we should always remember

Ethics and morals guide the life of every human being. We review the best ethical thoughts.

Each one of us guides our behavior based on values acquired and assumed throughout our lives.. It is a set of principles, beliefs and deep convictions regarding how we should act, establishing a basis that helps us to assess reality and what we should or should not do.

Acting in a way that is discordant with them will generate a certain feeling of anguish and discomfort, more accentuated the more important the value is for us, while acting consistently with them gives us satisfaction and the feeling of having done things well.

Being so important for us throughout history numerous personalities have made different reflections on them, from which we have chosen a brief collection of phrases.

70 phrases on ethical values

Here are seventy of some of the best phrases on values that exist, dealing with the subject directly or referring to what it means to act on the basis of a certain value.

1. Try not to be a man of success, but a man of values.

Einstein reflects the need to act in accordance with values, in what we believe to be right, instead of merely pursuing success and wealth.

2. Every time a value is born, existence acquires a new meaning; every time one dies, a part of that meaning fades away.

Joseph Wood Krutch pronounced this phrase which reflects the importance of following what we believe to be right and not allowing that value to be crushed and ignored by our behavior.

3. Duty is a god that does not consent to atheism

In this phrase, Victor Hugo reflects the value of responsibility and the need to act in accordance with it.

4. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; but it is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Churchill indicated that courage is not only to act but to dare not to act and to reflect when necessary.

5. When I do good, I feel good. When I do wrong, I feel wrong. And that is my religion

This phrase by Abraham Lincoln reflects on a general level the feelings generated by acting in accordance with our values or against them.

6. Values are not just words, values are what we live for. They are the causes for which we stand and for which people fight.

John Kerry teaches us in this sentence how important values are for everyone, even if they are not shared.

7. Open your arms to change, but do not let go of your values.

Flexibility is something highly valued nowadays, but as the Dalai Lama indicates in this phrase, it does not imply that we have to let go of what makes us who we are or what we believe in.

8. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

The value of cooperation, communication and mutual respect is essential to enable us to develop in society, as Martin Luther King reminds us.

9. Loyalty cannot be printed. It cannot be produced on an assembly line, because its origin is in the human heart, the center of self-respect and human dignity. It is a force that exists only when the exact conditions are right, and it is a force that is very sensitive to betrayal.

Maurice Franks states that loyalty is a complex value that cannot be generated by force.

10. Never think you know everything. No matter how highly you value yourself, always have the courage to say to yourself: I am an ignoramus.

This phrase by Ivan Pavlov refers to the value of humility.

11. Above talent are common values: discipline, love, good luck, but above all tenacity.

James Baldwin's phrase about some of the best known and most relevant values.

12. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

It was Mahatma Gandhi who pronounced this phrase, indicating that the fact of pursuing and maintaining our values will guide our path in life in his direction.

13. I would rather suffer injustice than cause injustice, because if I cause injustice I will become an unjust person.

This phrase of Socrates indicates the preference to be authentic and act in accordance with what we believe to be right even though it may cause others to take advantage of us or attack us for it.

14. Courage is not having the strength to go forward; it is going forward when you don't have the strength.

Theodore Roosevelt's quote on perseverance and courage.

15. Hope is the pillar that supports the world. Hope is the dream of an awakened man.

Pliny the Elder tells us about the value of hope as one of the main elements that allow us to fight against difficulties and continue living.

16. Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a garden without sunshine when the flowers are dead.

Love is also an important value that directs our behavior being in fact one of the most powerful, as Oscar Wilde manifests in this phrase.

17. I only know that I know nothing

The value of humility and honesty is what we find in this well-known phrase of Socrates.

18. Anonymity is the most genuine expression of altruism.

Those who are truly altruistic do not require the recognition of others, as Eric Gibson points out.

19. If it were not a fact of experience that the supreme values reside in the Soul, Psychology would not interest me in the least, for the soul would then be nothing but a miserable vapor.

Carl Gustav Jung reflected the importance of our values as an element that explains much of our behavior and even our way of perceiving reality.

20. It doesn't matter how slow you go as long as you don't stop

Andy Warhol indicates in this phrase the importance of the value of perseverance.

21. I do what you can't and you do what I can't. Together we can do great things. Together we can do great things

Mary Teresa of Calcutta indicated with this phrase the importance of the value of cooperation.

22. Instead of censuring people, let's try to understand them. Let us try to imagine why they do what they do. That is much more profitable and more interesting than criticism, and out of that comes sympathy, tolerance and kindness.

Dale Carnegie's phrase indicating the importance of being tolerant by trying to understand and accept what they do and why they do it.

23. A true friend is the one who comes in when the rest go out

Walter Winchell reflects what true friendship is, when it is an important value for the person.

24. Being honest may not get you friends, but it will always get you the right ones.

John Lennon speaks of the value of honesty and the importance of maintaining it even though it may have consequences.

25. Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy, they are the lovely gardeners who make our souls bloom.

Marcel Proust makes us see the need to be grateful, and gratitude is also a value to be taken into account in our daily lives.

26. When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen

Hemingway indicated the need to take into account the value of consideration for others.

27. Look with the eyes of another, listen with the ears of another and feel with the Heart of another.

This phrase by Alfred Adler expresses to a great extent what empathy implies, which should also be an element to be taken into account when dealing with others.

28. The only one who succeeds in the world is the one who gets up and looks for circumstances and creates them if he does not find them.

An important value in today's society is proactivity, as George Bernard Shaw reminds us.

29. When you are true to yourself in what you do, fascinating things happen.

Deborah Norville reflects the importance of being authentic.

30. If you tell the truth you won't have to remember anything

Mark Twain reflects in this phrase the value of authenticity and honesty.

31. Patience and perseverance have a magical effect in the face of which difficulties and obstacles disappear.

John Quincy Adams indicates that these aspects help us to face difficult situations and solve them.

32. Whatever you can or dream of doing, begin it. Boldness contains in itself genius, power and magic.

Goethe expresses the benefits of acting boldly, expressing the value of proactivity and courage.

33. He who is slowest to make a promise, is the most faithful to keep it.

Rousseau reflects on the value of fidelity and commitment.

34. Those who want to sing always find a song

Joy can be considered a value, and keeping it present in our lives will cause us to view our lives and act positively.

35. Strength and wisdom are not opposite values.

Sometimes it has been considered that being strong implies being rigid and not being wise, and the reverse is also true, but in reality they are complementary values since being wise gives us strength. This phrase is from Winston Churchill.

36. Your values define who you really are. Your real identity is the sum total of your values.

This quote by Assegid Habtewold reflects that values shape not only how we act but also our self-concept: who we are.

37. Men are rich only to the extent of what they give. He who gives great service receives great reward.

Elbert Hubbard elicits in this phrase the value of generosity and solidarity, which makes us give to others with the intention of improving their lives.

38. Education without values seems to make man a more intelligent devil.

Lewis indicates that it is essential to educate the population in values, so that they can direct their behavior.

39. Love establishes the basis for all human values.

As Milan Hollister says, it is love and affection that generates our attachment to certain values and beliefs and that we feel some of them closer to us than others.

40. Values provide perspective in the best of times and in the worst of times.

Values offer us, as Charles Garfield indicates in this sentence, a guide to act at any time and in any situation, allowing us to know how to act even in our worst moments.

41. Impatience sometimes bears more fruit than the deepest calculations.

Bernard Shaw, although he names the value of patience, defends in this phrase the value of spontaneity.

42. Passion is a feeling that tells you: this is the right thing to do. Nothing can stand in my way

Wayne Dyer expresses in this phrase the value of passion and perseverance to achieve our goals.

43. If you are looking for different results, don't always do the same thing.

Einstein's phrase in which he expresses the value of flexibility in order to adapt, learn and generate changes in our lives.

44. It is wrong and immoral to try to escape the consequences of one's actions.

Our actions have consequences. To be able to accept our involvement and face those consequences is what responsibility is all about as a value, as this sentence by Mahatma Gandhi indicates.

45. A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

James Allen urges us to take responsibility for our own lives, for ultimately the decisions we make will be made by us and no one else. The values of responsibility and autonomy are expressed.