“The moral is that people are paying less attention to you than you believe.” — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
Twas Noah who first planted the vine And mended his morals by drinking its wine. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Moral," said Vale."That's an interesting adjective to apply to 'genocide'.” — Dan Wells Copy Share Image
All moral laws are merely statements that certain kinds of actions will have good effects. — George Edward Moore Copy Share Image
Literature ceases to be literature when it commits itself to moral uplift; it becomes moral philosophy or some such dull thing. — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
With morality we correct the mistakes of our instincts, and with love we correct the mistakes of our morals. — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
Music like religion, unconditionally brings in its train all the moral virtues to the heart it enters, even though that heart is… — Jean-Baptiste Joseph Emile Montegut Copy Share Image
Every man has his moral backside which he refrains from showing unless he has to and keeps covered as long as possible… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
“There is a moral to it. It teaches that a man defines himself by his make-believe as well as by his sincere… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Personally, I think it is possible to build a society that is moral on a nonreligious basis, but the jury is still… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Love is above the laws, above the opinion of men; it is the truth, the flame, the pure element, the primary idea… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
For at the same time many people seem eager to extend the circle of our moral consideration to animals, in our factory… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality television shows, most of which encourage a dark voyeurism into other… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
Nothing shocks our moral feelings so deeply as cruelty does. We can forgive every other crime, but not cruelty. The reason for… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Once, during the drinking phase, Wendy had accused him of desiring his own destruction but not possessing the necessary moral fiber to… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
A parent of moral standing will never use their child to hurt others because they understand that at some point it will… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Americans ought to be the best-traveled, most cosmopolitan people on earth, not only because experience of the world is desirable in its… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
Capitalism is of this material world; it provides us with the means to live; it empowers us within the known world of… — Stephen Young Copy Share Image
The problem I see with utilitarianism, or any form of consequentialism, is not that it gets the wrong answers to moral questions.… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
When people reflexively write checks to institutions that have billions of dollars in the bank, they are essentially committing a moral crime.… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Moral theory develops from the divine command theory of medieval Christian philosophy, mixed up with a bit of ancient pagan virtue theory,… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. That’s the… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The growing inequality of wealth and income distribution is both a moral and economic problem. If the wealthy are unwilling to pay… — Bruce Bartlett Copy Share Image
The idea of equality is a by-product of the sentiment of envy. Since it must always prove beyond human ower to raise… — Rafael Sabatini Copy Share Image
“Killing a bunch of Jihadis may be morally justified, to save humanity from their wrath, but it won't terminate Jihad for long.… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Stay alert. The big moral crossroads in your life may not come labeled as such. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Religion and morals are symmetrically opposed, just like poetry and philosophy. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's very hard to live with yourself if you don't stick with your moral code. — Jim Mattis Copy Share Image
I think the issue of income and wealth inequality is in fact a moral issue. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don't. — Audrey Hepburn Copy Share Image
Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
