A good End cannot sanctify ...

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.
A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.
 William Penn

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I'm pretty conservative when it comes to money. My parents were very working class and constantly working. There was always a very strong work ethic and that's put a more conservative, "save for a rainy day" mentality into me.
To reform society, and with it humanity, there is only one mean; to transform the mentality of men, to direct them ("les orienter", Fr.) in a new spirit.
 African Spir
Random, meaningless groups can adopt an us-versus-them mentality.
 Alexandra Robbins
The kind of group mentality that we had lived under since the Second World War is starting to erupt, and the craving for individualism is now much stronger. It's not as taboo anymore, as it was when I was younger.
 Nicolas Winding Refn
I mean, I grew up an athlete training and training and training. So I kind of have that mentality.
 Scott Speedman

Quotes from the same author

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
 William Penn
A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.
 William Penn
All excess is ill; but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous, and mad.
 William Penn
Five things are requisite to a good officer — ability, clean hands, despatch, patience, and impartiality.
 William Penn
There is nothing of which we are apt to be so lavish as of time, and about which we ought to be more solicitous; since without it we can do nothing in this world.
 William Penn