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The voice in your head that costs you money and calls it integrity.

means A principle or set of moral standards that guides what someone believes is right and wrong conduct.

from From Greek 'ēthikos,' meaning 'relating to character,' which traces back to 'ēthos' — one's customary character, disposition, or habitual way of being. The same root gives us 'ethos.' Aristotle used 'ta ēthika' ('matters having to do with character') as a label for his writings on how one ought to live, and that title stuck as the name for the whole field.

origin
from Greek ethos, meaning character or custom
not law
laws punish you, ethics just judge you quietly
work ethic
the only ethic capitalism actually rewards
flexible version
situational ethics means rules that bend near money
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