“What was the point of scientific advance without moral advance? The railway would merely permit more people to move about, meet and… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“A crime is born in the gap between the morality of society and that of the individual.” — Håkan Nesser Copy Share Image
The garden [of Eden] is the realm of pure beauty from which man is expelled when he becomes interested in ethics, in… — John Carroll Copy Share Image
It is as easy for most of us to keep from stealing our dinners as it is to digest them, and there… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
My dear Arthur, I never talk scandal. I only talk gossip. What is the difference between scandal and gossip? Oh! Gossip is… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The system of morality to be gathered from the ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Religion blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“Since every country stands in numerous and various relations with the other countries of the world, and many, our own among the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No great question will ever be settled in dollars and cents. Great questions must be settled on moral grounds and the tests… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never… — Allen Tate Copy Share Image
Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good or evil find a place, depending on how you… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
So the controversy over Duck Dynasty sends a clear signal to anyone who has anything to risk in public life: Say nothing… — Albert Mohler Copy Share Image
.. that a rule, which, in speculation, may seem the most advantageous to society, may yet be found, in practice, totally pernicious… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Unbounded morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought. The law of diminishing returns applies to… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Morality is character and conduct such as is required by the circle or community in which the man's life happens to be… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Any novel of importance has a purpose. If only the "purpose" be large enough, and not at outs with the passional inspiration. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart. Meanwhile,… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
The novel is a perfect medium for revealing to us the changing rainbow of our living relationships. The novel can help us… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
How you treat the helpless is the real test of morality. Lots of people are flunking that test big time. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Reading, reflection and time have convinced me that the interests of society require the observation of those moral precepts only in which… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Once we know how observant a person is in terms of church attendance, nothing that we can discover about the content of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Do not open your mouth to tell me that your mind has convinced you of your right to force my mind. Force… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
It's such an honour being banned in Italy, the mother of sensuality. It's like being asked to straighten your tie in a… — Harold Town Copy Share Image
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