Active Quote by George Dennison

“Human's moral compass doesn't work yet in worlds where the instinct navigates life.”

— Toba Beta

“We aren't born with a ready-made conscience. As we pass through life, we hurt people and people hurt us, we act compassionately and others…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“The co-called moral compass is a part of the human cognition, and when that compass comes into action through human behavior, it turns an…

— Abhijit Naskar

A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life.

— Paul Bloom

An individual can be truly moral only when they are their own master. From the moment when they awaken to a comprehension of that…

— Elisee Reclus

“Conscience is a burden we choose to bear. Morality is the lie we tell ourselves to make its bearing easier.”

— Joe Abercrombie

The moral of human life is never simple, and the moral of a story which aims only at being true to human life cannot…

— James Anthony Froude

“Evolution, therefore, cannot account for the origin of our moral feelings, let alone for the fact that we all believe there are external moral…

— Timothy J. Keller

“Good, capable individuals unconsciously and consciously guard and nurture themselves and their spirits every day in all sorts of choices, large and small. Just…

— Donald Van de Mark

Ultimately a highly complex sentiment, having its first origin in the social instincts, largely guided by the approbation of our fellow-men, ruled by reason,…

— Charles Darwin

“Lacking in conscience and empathy, they take what they want and do as they please, violating social norms and expectations without guilt or remorse.”

— Jon Ronson

“I try to construct a theory of how a moral person should live in these circumstances, and how such a person should love.”

— Charles Bowden