Moral Quotes

4082 Moral quotes by 2158 unique authors

Politics are always a struggle for power, disguised and modified by prudence, reason and moral pretext. — William Hurrell Mallock
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them. — Barbara Mertz
When the doctrine of allegiance to party can utterly up-end a man's moral constitution and make a temporary fool of him besides, what excuse are… — Mark Twain
To be free one needs constant and unrelenting vigilance over one's weaknesses. A vigilance which requires a moral energy most of us are incapable of… — Robyn Davidson
The constantly recurring question must be: What shall we unite with and from what shall we separate? The question of coexistence does not enter here,… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Understand the causes of terror? Yes, we should try, but let there be no moral ambiguity about this: nothing could ever justify the events of… — Tony Blair
When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled. — Xunzi
Times were changing. Clothes were changing. Morals were changing. We went from romantic loves songs like I used to do to rock 'n roll. Now… — Bobby Vinton
When a legislature decides to steal some of our rights and plans to use police force to accomplish it, what's the real difference between them… — H. L. Richardson
If living by these sets of morals and principles and wanting to help better my land, better my country, my community, my team, my environment… — Luke Scott
Liberal gardeners are people who feel that, through gardening, we can alleviate our sense of alienation from nature; and that, through good gardening, we can… — Deborah Needleman
The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing. — Harold Wilson
In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed. — Henry Rollins
If that's the price of getting together, then I'll be damned if I want to live on the same earth with any human beings! If… — Ayn Rand
How could politics be a science, if laws and forms of government had not a uniform influence upon society? Where would be the foundation of… — David Hume
Moral philosophy is nothing else but the science of what is good, and evil, in the conversation, and society of mankind. Good, and evil, are… — Thomas Hobbes
Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Whoever would not remain in complete ignorance of the resources which cause him to act; whoever would seize, at a single philosophical glance, the nature… — Franz Joseph Gall
When you give up vengeance, make sure you are not giving up on justice. The line between the two is faint, unsteady, and fine...Vengeance is… — Lewis B. Smedes
Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life. — Joseph Pulitzer
Moral of the story: try to get things right, figure out what's going wrong with the scenario, and don't give up. — Cody Lundin
It is unreasonable [for a father] to expect moral success with [his] children without submitting to the laws of morality. — Larry Christenson
Recreation in the open is of the finest grade. The moral benefits are all positive. The individual with any soul cannot live long in the… — Arthur Carhart
Russia is an ancient country with historical, profound traditions and a very powerful moral foundation. And this foundation is a love for the Motherland and… — Vladimir Putin
We don't think of ourselves as do-gooders or altruists. It's just that somehow we're trying our best to be run with some sense of moral… — Craig Newmark

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