Moral Quotes

In Calvinism and sectarianism man became more and more transformed into an abstract moral subject, as in Descartes he was considered an epistemological subject.

Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.

Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate.

Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.

Pain and disease awaken us to convictions which are necessary to our moral condition.

He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.

Religion is a temper, not a pursuit. It is the moral atmosphere in which human beings are to live and move. Men do not live to breathe: they breathe to live.

Where painting is weakest, namely, in the expression of the highest moral and spiritual ideas, there music is sublimely strong.

We have next to consider the formal definition of virtue.

In government-directed economies, the collective takes priority over the individual. The moral ideal is equal results. That approach could not be further removed from the real world.

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say something useful. If I'm going to spend a year of my life on these things, I want something that I feel that strongly about.

A moral, sensible, and well-bred manWill not affront me, and no other can.

...virtue is not merely a state in conformity with the right principle, but one that implies the right principle; and the right principle in moral conduct is prudence.

The higher the moral tone, the more suspect the speaker.

Golf is a game not just of manners but of morals.

Affliction is a sort of moral gymnasium in which the disciples of Christ are trained to robust exercise, hardy exertion, and severe conflict.

Sometimes the dues we pay to maintain integrity are pretty high, but the ultimate cost of moral compromise is so much higher.

Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.

What I admire most in any man is a serene spirit, a steady freedom from moral indignation, and all-embracing tolerance--in brief,what is commonly called sportsmanship.

When we talk about self-confrontations, we are speaking about moral issues rather than social issues.

To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish a woman for a purely moral reason

It is with flowers as with moral qualities; the bright are sometimes poisonous; but, I believe, never the sweet.

The moral sentiments that constrain economic life also promote it.

Just, harmonious, temperate as is the spirit of liberty, there is in the name and mere notion of it a vagueness so opposite to the definite clearness of the moral law.

I for one don't need a supreme "sacred" arbiter in order to be a moral being.

All the reasons which made the initiation of physical force evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative.

The majority of people who join law enforcement are doing it for good, moral reasons, but then there are the few who get through, where you go, 'Whoa, hold on a second. What's this guy doing here?'

There can be no compromise on moral principles.

Never fly commercial. That's the moral of this story.

President Obama believes that we have a moral obligation to the next generation to leave our land, water, and wildlife better than we found it.

We may pretend we are basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole of history proves otherwise.

What is guilt? It is moral self-reproach-I did wrong when it was possible to have done otherwise.

Whenever destroyers appear among men, they start by destroying money, for money is men's protection, and the base of a moral existence.

In reasoning upon moral subjects, we have great occasion for candor, in order to compare circumstances, and weigh arguments with impartiality.

Gambling undermines the moral fiber of society.

A rational process is a moral process.

One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism and acts of punishing terrorism. It has not happened that way.

Music like religion, unconditionally brings in its train all the moral virtues to the heart it enters, even though that heart is not in the least worthy.

If you know something is morally reprehensible, then it is your moral obligation to stop it as soon as possible.

Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.

Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you.

If the Court finds that there is not a state interest in discriminating and showing moral disapproval of homosexuality then we can't stop equal marriage rights.

The Libertarian position on the freedom of speech is a strong support of freedom of speech, and we oppose government intervention in controlling what is or is not moral.

Name a moral statement or action, uttered or performed by a religious person that could not have been uttered or performed by an unbeliever.

How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually identical to Nazis?

Bad taste is a species of bad morals.

The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which now, as always, are moral issues.

The Buddha takes no position on gods, he suggests they may exist or they may not, but either way you can live a moral life.