Old ethics involves some outmoded ways of thought but also includes timeless truths such as moral ethics, an emphasis on trustworthiness, industriousness and a work ethic based on "a penny earned is a penny gained."
舊倫理固有不合時宜者，也有歷久彌新的真理，如講道德、重信義、勤勉，以及「一分耕耘，一分收穫」的工作倫理。