Moral Quotes

4082 Moral quotes by 2158 unique authors

Such is the remorseless progression of human society, shedding lives and souls as it goes on its way. It is an ocean into which men… — Victor Hugo
Preaching is the expression of moral sentiments applied to the duties of life. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Well, as you know, there are many things in life that are not fair, that wealthy people can afford and poor people cant. But I… — Jimmy Carter
She is so totally absorbed in a vocation - both a gift and a mastering passion - that she has no time to be absorbed… — George Will
Rather would I have the love songs of romantic ages, rather Don Juan and Madame Venus, rather an elopement by ladder and rope on a… — Emma Goldman
Growing up female in America. What a liability! You grew up with your ears full of cosmetic ads, love songs, advice columns, whoreoscopes, Hollywood gossip,… — Erica Jong
Relations between the United States and other countries, and our role as a global leader, are advanced by our willingness to help other countries in… — Patrick Leahy
No compact among men . . . can be pronounced everlasting and inviolable, and if I may so express myself, that no Wall of words,… — George Washington
Only if you have some knowledge of the human sacrifices, the vicious temple rites, the degrading superstitions and customs that were practiced . . .… — Carlton J. H. Hayes
I am a bad, wicked man, but I am practicing moral self-purification; I don't eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets. — Vladimir Lenin
It is the Press which has corrupted our political morals - and it is to the Press we must look for the means of our… — Alexander Hamilton
A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes of… — Warren G. Bennis
Today, the UK must be the pioneer of a new model of economic change, that integrates social and environmental consideration. This is not just a… — David Miliband
Environmental policies are not just about good publicity; they are about responding to the moral imperative to address both climate change and resource depletion...A company… — Unknown Author
The value of a canvas depends almost entirely on your mental attitude, not on your moral attitude; depends on what kind of a man you… — Charles Webster Hawthorne
You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the end game is you'd like to be a part of… — Kevin Costner
That which is selfish is immoral, and that which is unselfish is moral. — Swami Vivekananda
You have not been mistaken in supposing my views and feeling to be in favor of the abolition of war. Of my dispos[i]tion to maintain… — Thomas Jefferson
We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose-the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The reason I met my husband was because I remembered a friend's birthday. The moral of the story is: Remember people's birthdays. — Julianna Margulies
I am willing to allow that smoking is a moral weakness, but on the other hand, we must beware of the man without weaknesses. He… — Lin Yutang
This is moral perfection: to live each day as though it were the last; to be tranquil, sincere, yet not indifferent to one's fate. — Marcus Aurelius
You can't make people change, but the organizers of WorldFest hope that people consider being vegetarian for both moral and health reasons — Grace Slick
We need to be moral archaeologists to pull out how we understand the world — Yosef Abramowitz
I don't pretend that all the first Zionists wanted Israel to be a moral state. For some it was quite enough that it be a… — Jonathan Freedland

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