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Moral Quotes by Confucius
- A man may not transgress the bounds of major morals, but may make errors in minor morals.
- If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what…
- Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to…
- Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
- In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.
- If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will…
- The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
- I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances.
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
- Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. — Lord Acton
- Trust should be the basis for all our moral training. — Robert Baden-Powell
- A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump… — Russell Baker
- When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa. — Honore de Balzac