Wisdom Quote by Steven D. Levitt

“When moral posturing is replaced by an honest assessment of the data, the result is often a new, surprising insight.”

— Steven D. Levitt

“There is nothing good or bad about knowledge itself; morality lies in the application of knowledge.”

— Jon Erickson

“So far, about morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you…

— Ernest Hemingway

“What is moral is self-evident.”

— Friedrich Theodor Vischer

“moral thinking is more like a politician searching for votes than a scientist searching for truth:”

— Jonathan Haidt

“about the most ideal results coming when people treat others ethically, with respect.” “Not exactly a complicated concept, huh?”

— Kenneth C. Johnson

“Anyone who thinks about it can see that for human beings the teaching and following of morality is something necessary.”

— Philippa Foot

“We are what we are because we have been what we have been, and what is needed for solving the problems of human life…

— Sigmund Freud

“There is a moral to it. It teaches that a man defines himself by his make-believe as well as by his sincere impulses.”

— Albert Camus

“He is only testing my morals, which is perfectly understandable, because people outside of mental institutions need to have good morals so that the…

— Matthew Quick

“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

“We are so accustomed to classifying judgments, arguments and deeds in terms of morality that we forget how relatively new the notion was in…

— Alasdair C. MacIntyre