Moral Quotes

4082 Moral quotes by 2158 unique authors

We must annex those people. We can afflict them with our wise and beneficent government. We can introduce the novelty of thieves, all the way… — Mark Twain
Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. — Robert Francis Kennedy
They (the German companies) want to buy moral forgiveness but you don't buy moral forgiveness at bargain-basement prices. — Unknown Author
-The highest stage in moral ure at which we can arrive is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. — Charles Darwin
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. — Oscar Wilde
Money is so unlike every other article that I believe a man has neither a legal or a moral right to take all that he… — Peter Cooper
You're obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you find absurd. You live attached in a cowardly fashion to moral and social conventions you… — Octave Mirbeau
Moral courage and character go hand in hand .... a man of real character is consistently courageous, being imbued with a basic integrity and a… — Unknown Author
The cosmos is neither moral or immoral; only people are. He who would move the world must first move himself. — Unknown Author
I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to… — Oscar Wilde
It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare — Mark Twain
Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and… — Frederick Douglass
There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral lows, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness. — Agnes Repplier
Pain does not have a moral value. Drugs do not have a moral value. Life is good... to be cherished, promoted and supported. We, as… — Unknown Author
The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy… — George William Curtis
If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from it, if the whole story is not profitless from first… — Samuel Butler
Men forget that a value judgment has a raison d'tre only as a preparation for an action and a meaning solely in relation to a… — Unknown Author
Moral: A peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of Deuteronomy 23:1, if your testicles are crushed or your male… — Donald Morgan
Moral principle is the foundation of law. — Ronald D Dworkin
It is a mistake to say that it is doubtful whether there is a God or not. It is not in the least doubtful, but… — Johann Gottlieb Fichte

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