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Ethics Quotes UPSC CheatSheet

The document presents a collection of ethics quotes relevant for the UPSC GS Paper IV, categorized into themes such as integrity, compassion, empathy, leadership, justice, universal ethics, and ethical dilemmas. Each theme includes notable quotes from various philosophers, leaders, and texts that emphasize the importance of ethical values in society. The quotes serve as guiding principles for ethical conduct and public service.

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Ethics Quotes UPSC CheatSheet

The document presents a collection of ethics quotes relevant for the UPSC GS Paper IV, categorized into themes such as integrity, compassion, empathy, leadership, justice, universal ethics, and ethical dilemmas. Each theme includes notable quotes from various philosophers, leaders, and texts that emphasize the importance of ethical values in society. The quotes serve as guiding principles for ethical conduct and public service.

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Ethics Quotes for UPSC (GS Paper IV)

1. Integrity & Honesty


“Satyameva Jayate” – Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad:
“Truth alone triumphs.”

Mahatma Gandhi:
“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable
members.”

Kautilya (Chanakya):
“Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure. People who work sincerely
are the happiest.”

2. Compassion & Kindness


“Paropakāraḥ punyāya, pāpāya parapīḍanam” – Hitopadeśa:
“Doing good to others is virtue; hurting others is sin.”

Buddha:
“If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path.”

Mother Teresa:
“Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”

3. Empathy & Reciprocity


“Ātmani pratikūlāni pareṣāṁ na samācaret” – Mahābhārata:
“Do not do to others what is unpleasant to yourself.”

“Yathā chātmani tathā pareṣu” – Mahābhārata:


“As in yourself, so in others.”

Confucius:
“Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself.”
4. Leadership & Public Service
Swami Vivekananda:
“They alone live who live for others. The rest are more dead than alive.”

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam:


“If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.”

Mahatma Gandhi:
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

5. Justice & Fairness


John Rawls (Theory of Justice):
“Justice is the first virtue of social institutions.”

Kautilya (Arthashastra):
“The happiness of the king lies in the happiness of his subjects.”

Nelson Mandela:
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly
rest.”

6. Universal Ethics / Harmony


“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” – Mahopaniṣad:
“The world is one family.”

“Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ...” – Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad:


“May all be happy, may all be free from disease...”

Albert Schweitzer:
“Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.”

7. Ethical Dilemmas & Realism


Kautilya (Chanakya):
“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first.”

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