Morality Quotes

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Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed… — Aesop
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them… — William J. H. Boetcker
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Grub first, then ethics. — Bertolt Brecht
Conventionality is not morality. — Charlotte Bronte
Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers. — Samuel Butler
Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. — Lord Byron
I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how… — James Caan
In any society that is governed by the rule of law, some form of morality is always imposed. It's inescapable. — Kirk Cameron
A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world. — Albert Camus
All that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football. — Albert Camus
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said,… — Andrew Carnegie
Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it. — Lewis Carroll
It is far easier for a woman to lead a blameless life than it is for a man; all she has to do is to… — Angela Carter
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses. — Shirley Chisholm
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. — Arthur C. Clarke
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. — Grover Cleveland
I've been working with Pat Robertson on Africa debt-relief, and we disagree on virtually everything except certain very specific, inalienable rights, and the truth is… — George Clooney

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