An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable. George Bernard Shaw
An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.
Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace. Oscar Wilde
Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace.
Ghandi's seven sins:Wealth without workPleasure without conscienceKnowledge without characterCommerce without moralityScience without humilityWorship without sacrificePolitics without principle. Mahatma Ghandi
Ghandi's seven sins:Wealth without workPleasure without conscienceKnowledge without characterCommerce without moralityScience without humilityWorship without sacrificePolitics without principle.
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals. Sallust
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. G. K. Chesterton
I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.
If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong. Robert Louis Stevenson
If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong.
The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others. Bertrand Russell
The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others.
The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman on exactly the same footing as man. Norma Shearer
The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman on exactly the same footing as man.
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. Henry David Thoreau
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
The really difficult moral issues arise, not from a confrontation of good and evil, but from a collision between two goods. Irving Kristol
The really difficult moral issues arise, not from a confrontation of good and evil, but from a collision between two goods.
All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. Voltaire
All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.
History is a voice forever sounding across the centuries the laws of right and wrong. Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity. James A. Forude
History is a voice forever sounding across the centuries the laws of right and wrong. Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. Isaac Asimov
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
No moral system can rest solely on authority. A. J. Ayer
No moral system can rest solely on authority.
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. Denis Diderot
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
It is long accepted by the missionaries that morality is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing people wore. Alex Carey
It is long accepted by the missionaries that morality is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing people wore.
In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point. Friedrich Nietzsche
In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.
Morality is the greatest of all tools for leading mankind by the nose. Friedrich Nietzsche
Morality is the greatest of all tools for leading mankind by the nose.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike. Oscar Wilde
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike.
The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality. Herbert Spencer
The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion. Matthew Arnold
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. Charlotte Bronte
Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last.
The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live. Ayn Rand
The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. Grover Cleveland
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.
Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. Leon Blum
Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice.
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. Arthur C. Clarke
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
There is nothing in nature that can't be taken as a sign of both morality and invigoration. Gretel Ehrlich
There is nothing in nature that can't be taken as a sign of both morality and invigoration.
Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness. Imannuel Kant
Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil. Georges Bataille
The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil.
If anyone tells you that you cannot legislate morality, remeber that legislation IS morality. Jay Sekulow
If anyone tells you that you cannot legislate morality, remeber that legislation IS morality.
Science by itself has no moral dimension. But it does seek to establish truth. And upon this truth morality can be built. Dr. William H. Masters
Science by itself has no moral dimension. But it does seek to establish truth. And upon this truth morality can be built.
Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent. Hunter S. Thompson
Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent.
Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections. Archibald Alexander
Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.
You can't legislate morality. Jesse Ventura
You can't legislate morality.
Too much morality, too little sense. Four Weddings And A Funeral
Too much morality, too little sense.
It's basically a morality tale. It's all about morals and values. It just happens to be done topless. Gina Gershon
It's basically a morality tale. It's all about morals and values. It just happens to be done topless.
My contention is evolution kills people. It's not that evolutionists don't have morality, it's that evolution can offer no morality. Ideas have consequences. If you believe you came from slime there is no reason not to, if you can, get away with anything. Bill Jack
My contention is evolution kills people. It's not that evolutionists don't have morality, it's that evolution can offer no morality. Ideas have consequences. If you believe you came from slime there is no reason not to, if you can, get away with anything.
Mere heathen morality, and not Jesus Christ, is preached in most of our churches. George Whitefield
Mere heathen morality, and not Jesus Christ, is preached in most of our churches.
Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow. Roy Hattersley
Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously. William Bennett
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
There is no fair or effective way to categorize one's values or morality. Vivi Widyawati
There is no fair or effective way to categorize one's values or morality.
There is no morality in war. Morality is the privilege of those judging from the distance. War is only death and destruction. John Cory
There is no morality in war. Morality is the privilege of those judging from the distance. War is only death and destruction.
It takes away from the credibility of the argument that the U.S. is in favor of a free Internet. It's a question of morality -- [and] we should not discriminate. Martin Selmayr
It takes away from the credibility of the argument that the U.S. is in favor of a free Internet. It's a question of morality -- [and] we should not discriminate.
Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people. Aleister Crowley
Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.
Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith. Alexis De Tocqueville
Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.
ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Ambrose Bierce
ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught.
Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's life. Phil Ochs
Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's life.
Photons have neither morality nor visas. David Farber
Photons have neither morality nor visas.
There are different rules in entertainment regarding morality and responsibility in speech. Mike Paul
There are different rules in entertainment regarding morality and responsibility in speech.
Religion and morality are playing a greater role than they did 20 years ago. Douglas Laycock
Religion and morality are playing a greater role than they did 20 years ago.
If we allow the consideration of heathen morality and heathen religion to absolve us from the duty of preaching the gospel we are really deposing Christ from His throne in our own souls. Roland Allen
If we allow the consideration of heathen morality and heathen religion to absolve us from the duty of preaching the gospel we are really deposing Christ from His throne in our own souls.
Democracy without morality is impossible. Jack Kemp
Democracy without morality is impossible.
Life is indeed dangerous, but not in the way morality would have us believe. It is indeed unmanageable, but the essence of it is not a battle. It is unmanageable because it is a romance, and its essence is romantic beauty. E. M. Forster
Life is indeed dangerous, but not in the way morality would have us believe. It is indeed unmanageable, but the essence of it is not a battle. It is unmanageable because it is a romance, and its essence is romantic beauty.
Each man must grant himself the emotions that he needs and the morality that suits him. Remy De Gourmont
Each man must grant himself the emotions that he needs and the morality that suits him.
In the last decade, there's been a lot more public dialogue about the efficacy and morality of the death penalty. And that has made it easier for governors, when appropriate, to decide to commute a sentence. Mark Lubbers
In the last decade, there's been a lot more public dialogue about the efficacy and morality of the death penalty. And that has made it easier for governors, when appropriate, to decide to commute a sentence.
How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom. Karl Rahner
How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom.
There is no connection between morality and disaster, Are we going to think that they deserved that? That would be atrocious. Huston Smith
There is no connection between morality and disaster, Are we going to think that they deserved that? That would be atrocious.
We could be accused of being insensitive, but we think there's more to life than a bank account, ... Morality is an issue, and if you look at it critically, you'll see it is more than just dollar signs. William Perkins
We could be accused of being insensitive, but we think there's more to life than a bank account, ... Morality is an issue, and if you look at it critically, you'll see it is more than just dollar signs.
Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time. H. L. Mencken
Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.
The vanity of men, a constant insult to women, is also the ground for the implicit feminine claim of superior sensitivity and morality. Patricia Meyer Spacks
The vanity of men, a constant insult to women, is also the ground for the implicit feminine claim of superior sensitivity and morality.
Too cheerful a morality is a loose morality; it is appropriate only to decadent peoples and is found only among them. Emile Durkheim
Too cheerful a morality is a loose morality; it is appropriate only to decadent peoples and is found only among them.
It is part of morality not to be at home in one's home. Edward Said
It is part of morality not to be at home in one's home.
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