Moral Quotes

4082 Moral quotes by 2158 unique authors

The Society is based on that great bottom law of human right, that nothing but crime can forfeit liberty. That no condition of birth, no… — Theodore Dwight Weld
There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice. — Nadine Gordimer
He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a… — Samuel Johnson
... I vowed that I would always respect the right of an individual to kill himself. Whether suicide was a moral or immoral act I… — Phillip Lopate
I believe that the community's duty to education is, therefore, its paramount moral duty. By law and punishment, by social agitation and discussion, society can… — John Dewey
Achieving the right to basic education for all is thus one of the biggest moral challenges of our times. — Koichiro Matsuura
I think that my strong determination for justice comes from the very strong, dynamic personality of my father ... I have rarely ever met a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Some recent philosophers seem to have given their moral approval to these deplorable verdicts that affirm that the intelligence of an individual is a fixed… — Alfred Binet
Golf is not a wrestle with Bogey; it is not a struggle with your mortal foe; it is a physiological, psychological and moral fight with… — Arnold Haultain
Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral… — Paulo Freire
Man's characteristic privilege is that the bond he accepts is not physical but moral; that is, social. He is governed not by a material environment… — Emile Durkheim
Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness. — Thomas Jefferson
The moral backbone of literature is about that whole question of memory. To my mind it seems clear that those who have no memory have… — W G Sebald
In conclusion it may be said that sin may be defined as lack of conformity to the moral law of God, either in act, disposition,… — Louis Berkhof
Sin is any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act, attitude, or nature — Wayne Grudem
Sin is lack of conformity to the moral law of God, either in act, disposition, or state — Augustus Hopkins Strong
What is Moral Courage? It is the ability to distinguish right from wrong and having so distinguished it, be prepared to say so,irrespective of the… — Sam Manekshaw
Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil... — Abraham Lincoln
He [Stephen Douglas] is blowing out the moral lights around us, when he contends that whoever wants slaves has a right to hold them; that… — Abraham Lincoln
The core of a soldier is moral discipline. It is intertwined with the discipline of physical and mental achievement. It motivates doing on your own… — William G. Bainbridge
Moral courage, to me, is much more demanding than physical courage. — Unknown Author
I suppose if I had lost the war, I would have been tried as a war criminal.... Every soldier thinks something of the moral aspects… — Curtis LeMay
The coaches today should realize that they are, after all, working with children who sometimes have to stand up to physical and moral stresses which… — Elena Mukhina
There is not a single outward mark of courtesy that does not have a deep moral basis. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Arbitrary rule has its basis, not in the strength of the state or the chief, but in the moral weakness of the individual, who submits… — Friedrich Ratzel

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