Morality Quotes

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As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better… — Eric Alterman
Philosophers and theologians have argued for centuries over the morality of targeted assassinations - a technique that the Israelis use with some frequency - without… — Eric Alterman
Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them. — Thomas Aquinas
It's not that we don't have enough scoundrels to curse; it's that we don't have enough good men to curse them. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Truth is sacred; and if you tell the truth too often nobody will believe it. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Civilization has run on ahead of the soul of man, and is producing faster than he can think and give thanks. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There'd be a lot less scandal if people didn't idealize sin and pose as sinners. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
All men thirst to confess their crimes more than tired beasts thirst for water; but they naturally object to confessing them while other people, who… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
To the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sun is really a sun; to the humble man, and to the humble man… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The voice of the special rebels and prophets, recommending discontent, should, as I have said, sound now and then suddenly, like a trumpet. But the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
All science, even the divine science, is a sublime detective story. Only it is not set to detect why a man is dead; but the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If we want to give poor people soap we must set out deliberately to give them luxuries. If we will not make them rich enough… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The world will very soon be divided, unless I am mistaken, into those who still go on explaining our success, and those somewhat more intelligent… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
What we call emancipation is always and of necessity simply the free choice of the soul between one set of limitations and another. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are some desires that are not desirable. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Modern broad-mindedness benefits the rich; and benefits nobody else. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is the main earthly business of a human being to make his home, and the immediate surroundings of his home, as symbolic and significant… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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