Moral Quotes

4082 Moral quotes by 2158 unique authors

None of that is necessary. It's not as if we're in a situation where it is us or them.There's something peculiar about talking about the… — Gary L. Francione
Being vegan is not a matter of "lifestyle." It is a matter of fundamental moral obligation. Is being vegan a matter of "choice"? Only insofar… — Gary L. Francione
The wrongfulness, the immorality of eating animal food has been recognized by all mankind during all the conscious life of humanity. Why, then have people… — Leo Tolstoy
Flesh eating is simply immoral, as it involves the performance of an act which is contrary to moral feeling: By killing, man suppresses in himself,… — Leo Tolstoy
The moral duty of man consists of imitating the moral goodness and beneficence of God, manifested in the creation towards all his creatures. Everything of… — Thomas Paine
I did it for political, moral reasons, thinking that I was making this great sacrifice, but it was absolutely necessary; I was not going to… — Alicia Silverstone
I quit eating red meat a long time ago. I'm a vegetarian, but not by a moral issue or any kind of stand. I still… — Dwight Yoakam
If he be really and seriously seeking to live a good life, the first thing from which he will abstain will always be the use… — Leo Tolstoy
We don't usually think of what we eat as a matter of ethics. Stealing, lying, hurting people - these acts are obviously relevant to our… — Peter Singer
The moral duty of man consists of imitatingthe moral goodness and beneficence of God,manifested in the creation, toward all His creatures. — Thomas Paine
Vegetarianism can easily reach religious proportions. Refraining from meat on moral grounds serves to dignify feelings of guilt toward sad-eyed, furry creatures and substitutes righteousness… — Bill Griffith
The vegetarian movement ought to fill with gladness the souls of those who have at heart the realization of God's kingdom upon earth, not because… — Leo Tolstoy
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the… — Nathaniel Branden
One of the great challenges you will face is that a part of the world, and some in it, do not have or do not… — King Hussein I
. . . as to moral feeling, this supposed special sense, the appeal to it is indeed superficial when those who cannot think believe that… — Immanuel Kant
Believe me when I tell you that thrift of time will repay you in after life, with a usury of profit beyond your most sanguine… — Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
A man's moral worth is not measured by what his religious beliefs are but rather by what emotional impulses he has received from Nature during… — Albert Einstein
Every man is a missionary, now and forever, for good or for evil, whether he intends or designs it or not. He may be a… — Thomas Chalmers
Those sciences which govern the morals of mankind, such as Theology and Philosophy, make everything their concern: no activity is so private or so secret… — Michel de Montaigne
From the apparent usefulness of the social virtues, it has readily been inferred by sceptics, both ancient and modern, that all moral distinctions arise from… — David Hume
There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason, or… — David Hume
These arguments on each side (and many more might be produced) are so plausible, that I am apt to suspect, they may, the one as… — David Hume
But in many orders of beauty, particularly those of the finer arts, it is requisite to employ much reasoning, in order to feel the proper… — David Hume
In all determinations of morality, this circumstance of public utility is ever principally in view; and wherever disputes arise, either in philosophy or common life,… — David Hume
Eats first, morals after. — Bertolt Brecht

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