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Moral Quotes by Aristotle
- Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave…
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance…
- The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but…
- ...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…
- The life of theoretical philosophy is the best and happiest a man can lead. Few men are capable of it and then only intermittently. For…
- Music has the power of producing a certain effect on the moral character of the soul, and if it has the power to do this,…
- Good moral character is not something that we can achieve on our own. We need a culture that supports the conditions under which self-love and…
- For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice…
- Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.
- They - Young People have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes…
More Moral Quotes
- Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave… — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for… — Aristotle
- Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. — Isaac Asimov
- Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson
- It's a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species. — David Attenborough
- Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
- It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral. — Francis Bacon