"Virtue debases itself in justifying itself." — Voltaire
"Virtue debases itself in justifying itself."
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- Revenge is a common passion; it is the sin of the uninstructed. The savage deems it noble;but the religion of… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
- The world of employer and employee, like that of master and slave, debases both. — Edward Abbey
- We can't control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character. — Epictetus
- He who cannot resist temptation is not a man. Whoever yields to temptation debases himself with a debasement from which… — Horace Mann
- A girl who sacrifices self-respect for social popularity debases true womanhood. A spotless character, founded upon the ability to say… — David O. McKay
- Servitude debases men to the point where they end up liking it. — Luc de Clapiers
- This is the essential evil of vice: it debases a man. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
- The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator. — Mary Astell
- A holy war is a contradiction in terms. War dehumanizes, war diminishes, war debases all those who wage it. — Elie Wiesel
- Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit. — David Mamet
- Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being. — Simone Weil
- Every reiteration of the idea that _nothing matters_ debases the human spirit. Every reiteration of the idea that there is… — David Mamet