Moral Quotes

Moral cowardice at the expense of the vulnerable unborn is both wrong and pathetic.

Morality, thou deadly bane, Thy tens o' thousands thou hast slain! Vain is his hope, whose stay an' trust is In moral mercy, truth, and justice!

[Women's] duty is nothing else than the fulfilment [sic] of the whole moral law, the attainment of every human virtue.

Inscrutably involved, we live in the currents of universal reciprocity.

That is the moral of this story, kids. No matter how many people try to stomp on your happiness, you have the power to do whatever you want with your life.

The Koran does not permit Mohammedans to drink. Their natural instincts do not permit them to be moral. They say the Sultan has eight hundred wives. This almost amounts to bigamy.

A man's penmanship is an unfailing index of his character, moral and mental, and a criterion by which to judge his peculiarities of taste and sentiments.

The moral equation strongly tells everyone who understands freedom, who understands morality, that Israel is engaging in a just war in defense of its people and its freedom.

Conscience is the internal perception of God's Moral Law.

Prayer is not logical, it is a mysterious moral working of the Holy Spirit.

Depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves.

Addiction is a brain disease. This is not a moral failing. This is not about bad people who are choosing to continue to use drugs because they lack willpower.

There is no moral distinction between petty thievery and 'from each according to ability, to each according to need.'

[Religion is a way of reconstructing] what has come to feel like a crumbling moral framework in the life of our nation.

Take away love, and not physical nature only, but the heart of the moral world, would be palsied.

To be an American is of itself almost a moral condition, an education, and a career.

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.

America must be the moral leader. It is not enough to have power. Power must be used to protect freedom and give all people hope for the opportunity to see the fruit of their own labor.

Certainly, the church is not primarily a moral institution, but the bearer of a hope.

It's the emotional punches that you can't see that are just overwhelmingly devastating to your heart - your moral fiber.

Light, whether it be material or moral, is the best reformer.

If man thinks about his physical or moral state he usually discovers that he is ill.

On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure.

There is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation.

The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work.

Economic prosperity is not so much a material problem; it is, first of all, an intellectual, spiritual, and moral problem.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

The fact that a belief has a good moral effect upon a man is no evidence whatsoever in favor of its truth.

A woman set on anything will walk right through the moral crockery without wincing.

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.

I fundamentally believe that in the moral balance of the human race, we right ourselves. If we feel like the ship's keel is off, we find a way to steer ourselves through the storm repeatedly.

The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical. . . . Any man who for one moment abandons or suspends the questioning spirit has for that moment betrayed humanity.

In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion.

I make an idol of my moral consciousness. My pursuit of the good is corrupted by the sin of idolatry.

To have a moral sense is not to be dogmatic in dealing with rules. It can be an open way with dealing with questions of objectives and purpose, which is completely different.

Politicians and corporations have always placed economic interests above moral interests. This is now hurting the entire planet.

It [idolatry] nourishes mans ambition to domineer over his fellow man. Idolatry, therefore, is the source of all social and moral evil in the world.

Someone said that patriotism is the last refuge of cowards; those without moral principles usually wrap a flag around themselves, and those bastards always talk about the purity of race.

Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.

... moral evil is its own curse.

Every act of every man is a moral act, to be tested by moral, and not by economic criteria.

Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance.

If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down.

Do not worry about the incarnation of ideas. If you are a poet, your works will contain them without your knowledge - they will be both moral and national if you follow your inspiration freely.

The Moral Law tells us the tune we have to play: our instincts are merely the keys.

Moral truth, resting entirely upon the ascertained consequences of actions, supposes a process of observation and reasoning.

Liberalism downplays certain of our moral senses: loyalty, authority, and sanctity.

I was aware that on my skill as a painter would depend the physical and moral possession of the model.

Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice.

The Law given from Sinai was a civil and municipal as well as a moral and religious code.