Morality Quotes

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They don't subscribe to our sense of morality; they don't believe in an afterlife; they don't believe in a God or religion. And the only… — Ronald Reagan
Those with a moral deficit put on a good show, and sleep like a baby. — Paul Newman
A moral system valid for all is basically immoral. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A postcard. Neat handwriting fills the rectangle. Half my days I cannot bear to touch you. The rest of my time I feel like it… — Michael Ondaatje
A quiet conscience makes one strong! — Anne Frank
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. — Winston Churchill
There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that… — Albert Camus
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only… — Albert Einstein
If you can't do something smart, do something right. — Joss Whedon
Decency cannot be discussed without indecency! — George Bernard Shaw
A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be… — Albert Einstein
Imagining what it is like to be someone other than yourself is at the core of our humanity. It is the essence of compassion and… — Ian Mcewan
Survival," I said softly. "It's selfish, and it's dark, and we've always been a species willing to do anything to satisfy our needs. Individuals have… — Rachel Caine
Grace abounds in contemporary movies, books, novels, films and music. If God is not in the whirlwind, He may be in a Woody Allen film,… — Brennan Manning
Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right… — H. L. Mencken
itâ€™s true this world our breathing laboured inspires nothing more than obvious disgust a desire to flee without our share and no longer read the… — Michel Houellebecq
Yes, yes, I see it all! â€” an enormous social activity, a mighty civilization, a profuseness of science, of art, of industry, of morality, and… — Miguel de Unamuno
â€¦the samurai ethic is a political science of the heart, designed to control such discouragement and fatigue in order to avoid showing them to others.… — Yukio Mishima
He could smell her morality, the sweet rot of corruption — Cassandra Clare
I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable… — Dan Barker

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