Moral Quotes

4082 Moral quotes by 2158 unique authors

....shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle. — Pliny the Elder
We are but the veriest, sorriest slaves of our stomach. Reach not after morality and righteousness, my friends; watch vigilantly your stomach, and diet it… — Jerome K. Jerome
All the particular moral judgments we intuitively make are likely to derive from discarded religious systems, from warped views of sex and bodily functions, or… — Peter Singer
If a culture treats a particular illness with compassion and enlightened understanding, then sickness can be seen as a challenge, as a healing crisis and… — Ken Wilber
There is a discipline, a spiritual code that you should adhere to, that you do not hurt anyone in any way shape or form either… — Derek Acorah
When we recognise that unity of all living things, then at once arises the question - how can we support this life of ours with… — Annie Besant
Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to… — Confucius
It should be lifted above partisanship because it's a question of survival. It's a moral issue. — Al Gore
Mankind has many things that it never knew before. What I can tell you is that human moral values are no longer good. — Li Hongzhi
The Chinese government knows that what I am teaching is good and that I am teaching people to have high moral values. — Li Hongzhi
I believe that God is totally moral, but nature, one of God's creatures, is not moral. Nature is blind. — Harold S. Kushner
Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart. — Dalai Lama
I think the Harry books are actually very moral, but some people just object to witchcraft being mentioned in a children's book. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Muhammad teaches us the knowledge of our own selves, and of our own people. He cleans us up-morally, mentally and spiritually — Malcolm X
Moral self-infatuation has its own corruptions, after all. With time, almost every other principle of the magazine acquired an ironic echo, a sort of cackling… — Renata Adler
There are few of us so blind as not to realize that unless the moral force of religious conviction impels, the goal of truth and… — Unknown Author
Every great sin ought to rouse a great anger. Mob law is better than no law at all. A community which rises in its wrath… — Lyman Abbott
It is not possible to speak of the right to choose when a clear moral evil is involved, when what is at stake is the… — Mother Teresa
Moral stimulation is good but moral complacency is the most dangerous habit of mind we can develop, and that danger is serious and ever-present. — Joseph Grew
It is in the nature of political bodies always to see the evil in the opposite group, just as the individual has an ineradicable tendency… — Carl Jung
Every serious-minded person knows that a large part of the effort required in moral discipline consists in the courage needed to acknowledge the unpleasant consequences… — John Dewey
You have city centre pubs where men go to meet girls, not realising that all girls in city centre pubs have thighs like tug boats… — Jeremy Clarkson
Love is a command to rise to one's highest potential ... the best and noblest vision of ourselves. Love is a reward. The greatest we… — Helen Mirren
... the modern state masks itself in moral ideologies which obscure its actual conduct. One of the most compelling and insidious of these ideologies is… — Unknown Author
Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God. These… — Gouverneur Morris

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