Character Quote by George Washington

“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”

— George Washington

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

— George Washington

It cannot be said too often that actions are good or bad in the light of consequences, and that a clear perception of consequences…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“I see man as a hero. With his own happiness as his moral obligation; productive achievementbas his noblest activity and reason as the only…

— Ayn Rand

The word happiness is used to indicate at least three related things, which we might roughly call emotional happiness, moral happiness, and judgmental happiness.

— Daniel Gilbert

Happiness is a moral obligation

— Dennis Prager

My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life,…

— Ayn Rand

Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of…

— Ayn Rand

Three things prompt men to a regular discharge of their duty in time of action: natural bravery, hope of reward, and fear of punishment.

— George Washington

The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness by reasonable compact in civil society. It…

— George Washington

Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute…

— George Washington

On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure.

— Oscar Wilde