---
title: "1 Moral compass Quotes By Tobias Wade"
description: "1 Moral compass quotes by Tobias Wade. Plus more from Tobias Wade and more Moral compass sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/tobias-wade-17714_character_for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is_1923481.jpg"
---

> [“For all the virtues we profess, there is a savagery dormant in us waiting only for our fellow man to blink. It is easy to be noble while someone is watching and the fear of judgment may yet steady our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is-a-savagery-dormant-in-us/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/tobias-wade-17714_character_for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is_1923481.jpg)

## Other authors on Moral compass

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-abhijit-naskar-99.jpg) Abhijit Naskar 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/abhijit-naskar/)

## More by Tobias Wade

> [“the human is offered a choice: they can get revenge on me, or they can accept their pain and continue their journey”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/the-human-is-offered-a-choice-they-can-get-revenge-on-me-or-they-can/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“When Marla didn't want to talk about something she always made sure her mouth was otherwise occupied. And Marla wasn't much for talking”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/when-marla-didn-t-want-to-talk-about-something-she-always-made-sure/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“Humans are truly what ruined the world God made us. Lucifer may have tempted us, but we are the ones that truly ruined it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/humans-are-truly-what-ruined-the-world-god-made-us-lucifer-may-have/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“That’s why I’m done being quiet and submissive. If you allow yourself to be constrained by social norms, you’re never going to win a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/that-s-why-i-m-done-being-quiet-and-submissive-if-you-allow-yourself/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“Once pain has passed, it no longer exists. Once life has passed, pain is no longer possible”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/once-pain-has-passed-it-no-longer-exists-once-life-has-passed-pain-is/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“Time makes a wound fester and rot, magnifying the pain into brooding despair”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/time-makes-a-wound-fester-and-rot-magnifying-the-pain-into-brooding/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“I guess I couldn’t stop thinking about how fragile my own mortality was, and how pointless my life would have been if it were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/i-guess-i-couldn-t-stop-thinking-about-how-fragile-my-own-mortality/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“But the quickest way to a man's heart is also the quickest way to make him lose half his brain cells”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/but-the-quickest-way-to-a-man-s-heart-is-also-the-quickest-way-to/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“I am only writing this now because I have grown so weary of doors without handles and windows looking nowhere”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/i-am-only-writing-this-now-because-i-have-grown-so-weary-of-doors/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“some cultures believe that a shooting, or fallen, star is a soul being released from purgatory−sent to heaven− finally given their eternal happiness”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/some-cultures-believe-that-a-shooting-or-fallen-star-is-a-soul-being/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“I found the one who valued his greed over human dignity”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/i-found-the-one-who-valued-his-greed-over-human-dignity/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“Yet however trying they are, it's in these moments of deep sadness that I feel most like myself. I've hurt for so long that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/yet-however-trying-they-are-it-s-in-these-moments-of-deep-sadness/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“I tried to blame everyone around me, but I knew, deep down, that it was my own fault”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/i-tried-to-blame-everyone-around-me-but-i-knew-deep-down-that-it-was/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“I was a coward, pure and simple. And it was my fault what happened next”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/i-was-a-coward-pure-and-simple-and-it-was-my-fault-what-happened-next/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

> [“For all the virtues we profess, there is a savagery dormant in us waiting only for our fellow man to blink. It is easy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is-a-savagery-dormant-in-us/)

[Tobias Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wade/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/tobias-wade/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Moral compass Quotes By Tobias Wade",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“For all the virtues we profess, there is a savagery dormant in us waiting only for our fellow man to blink. It is easy to be noble while someone is watching and the fear of judgment may yet steady our course. In solitude the moral compass will lose its bearing, replaced by whichever base instinct can scream louder than our pounding blood”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Tobias Wade"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wade/for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is-a-savagery-dormant-in-us/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/tobias-wade-17714_character_for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is_1923481.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/tobias-wade-17714_character_for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is_1923481.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/tobias-wade-17714_character_for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is_1923481.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“For all the virtues we profess, there is a savagery dormant in us waiting only for our fellow man to blink…” — Tobias Wade",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/tobias-wade/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/tobias-wade/",
            "name": "Moral compass Quotes by Tobias Wade",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/tobias-wade/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/tobias-wade-17714_character_for-all-the-virtues-we-profess-there-is_1923481.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Moral compass quotes by Tobias Wade. Plus more from Tobias Wade and more Moral compass sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/tobias-wade/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/tobias-wade/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Moral Compass",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Tobias Wade",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-compass/tobias-wade/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```