Character Quote by Immanuel Kant

“To be born in that city is useful for only one thing: to have always known, almost instinctively, what today, with endless fine distinctions,…

— Elena Ferrante

“No, my dear. Leave poor Hari Kumar to work out his own salvation, if he’s still alive to work it out and if there’s…

— Paul Scott

They should hold themselves absolutely upon the immovable foundation of truth and nature, whereby alone they can save themselves from misapprehensions and from the…

— Ethan A. Hitchcock

“It is argued that because they believed thoroughly in a just, moral God they could put there faith there and let the smaller insecurities…

— John Steinbeck

Misery does not exist in reality but only in mere imagination.

— Ramana Maharshi

He who has made great moral progress ceases to pray

— Immanuel Kant

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.

— Madame de Stael

Man's material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.

— Clement Attlee

“We will embarrass our descendants, just as our ancestors embarrass us. This is moral progress.”

— Sam Harris

If we look at our attitudes consistently and work out the logical implications we're on the road to moral progress, moral understanding.

— Rebecca Goldstein

There is no single test or formula for producing moral progress anymore than there is for generating scientific truths. It is a process involving…

— Catherine Wilson

My own experience and development deepen everyday my conviction that our moral progress may be measured by the degree in which we sympathize with…

— TS Eliot