Moral Quotes

4082 Moral quotes by 2158 unique authors

History is a conflict of two moral types - the predatory and the constructive - and these can be found in all societies, all civilizations — Unknown Author
It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be one; society does not exist on moral ideas only — Honore De Balzac
The major Jewish dietary laws rest on a single premise: Eating meat is a moral compromise. There is a difference between eating a hamburger and… — Harold S. Kushner
I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a part of our constitution as the threat of feeling, seeing… — Thomas Jefferson
"What is liberty without...virtue? It is...madness, without restraint. Men are qualified for liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their… — Edmund Burke
We looked on the hopheads, crooks and gunsels and on their bawdy ladies as members of a family among whom we were privileged to move.… — Ben Hecht
Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
'Tis all men's office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of sorrow; But no man's virtue nor sufficiency To be so… — William Shakespeare
The idea that war should be conducted within a moral framework may seem like a quaint medieval practice, but as speech separates humans from the… — Unknown Author
The moral is obvious: it is that great armaments lead inevitably to war. — Edward Grey
Even the weather page is in a state of moral decay. Whats wrong with red, white and blue, USA Today? This rainbow weather map is… — Stephen Colbert
Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is morally desirable. It only means that society does not have the moral… — Thomas S Szasz
That's right, my dear. I'd love to embrace you, but first, I have to satisfy my sense of moral outrage. — Roger Rabbit
HeyI dont have time for your stupid moral dilemma kid. — Vegeta
You need a role model who is beautiful, is trendy, and yet is still intelligent and has good moral values. — Shandi Finnessey
I am a person who is all for choosing the path of peace and least resistance, and spreading love as much as I can. But… — Gabe Saporta
Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of ethics or philosophy ever promulgated for the uplift of man. — Douglas MacArthur
Masonry's conception of immortality is something for which man must qualify while still in the flesh. Through the fellowship of a moral discipline Masons are… — Unknown Author
Masonry inculcates faith in immortality as indispensable to moral living and urges its members to qualify for eternal life by the practice of those qualitiesintegrity,… — Unknown Author
The moral of this story is if you're out on the beach and you should see a great big box and it's within your reach.… — Phil Harris

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