Belief Quote by David Hume

It may here be justly said, that genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity, and a state of continuous prosperity may…

— Friedrich Schiller

Most people believe you have to have some moral absolutes if you want to hold back chaos.

— Peter Kreeft

“Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power. Consequently…

— Bertrand Russell

When goodness is lost, it is replaced by morality.

— Laozi

“any significant and lasting transformations of society require significant changes in the moral fiber of individual human beings; for as long as greed, hatred,…

— Dalai Lama XIV

Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.

— George W. Bush

In a living civilization there is always an element of unrest, for sensitiveness to ideas means curiosity, adventure, change. Civilized order survives on its…

— Alfred North Whitehead

“The moral sense sanctifies a set of norms and taboos that govern the interactions among people in a culture, sometimes in ways that decrease…

— Steven Pinker

Moral indignation is one of the most harmful forces in the modern world, the more so as it can always be diverted to sinister…

— Bertrand Russell

Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity; a state of continuous prosperity may easily prove a quick sand to virtue

— Anonymous

Morality is always the product of terror; its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those who dare not trust others, because they dare not…

— Aldous Huxley

If our moral attitudes are entirely the result of nonrational factors, such as gut feelings and the absorption of cultural norms, they should either…

— Paul Bloom