The purpose of the article is to visually show that the laws, principles, concepts of ethics have been identified and developed over the millennia in different countries, among different peoples. And, I think, one cannot consider oneself an expert in this area without getting acquainted - at least briefly - with the centuries-old course of comprehending the secrets of ethical knowledge. Since antiquity, the largest minds of mankind have contributed to the formation of ethical thought, its philosophy and categorical-conceptual apparatus. They opened for us the depths of morality and the facets of beauty, since ethical education in their understanding is, first of all, and is an integral part of the comprehensive and harmonious development of the individual, regardless of time and circumstances, because it is a powerful means of spiritual enrichment for a representative of anyone - in that the number of the new - society.