Moral Quotes - Page 47

The only moral that is of any value is that which arises inevitably from the whole cast of the author's mind.

We like security: we like the pope to be infallible in matters of faith, and grave doctors to be so in moral questions so that we can feel reassured.

Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones.

The novel is a penetrating study of morals and ethics.

But tolerance by itself can be a cover for moral laziness.

We should feel grateful instead of entitled. We have a moral obligation to give back.

Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself.

"As for that," said Waldenshare, "sensible men are all of the same religion." "Pray, what is that?" inquired the Prince. "Sensible men never tell."

If the Court finds that there is not a state interest in discriminating and showing moral disapproval of homosexuality then we can't stop equal marriage rights.

A rational process is a moral process.

There can be no compromise on moral principles.

A code of values accepted by choice is a code of morality.

The cult of moral grayness is a revolt against moral values.

Whenever destroyers appear among men, they start by destroying money, for money is men's protection, and the base of a moral existence.

When we talk about self-confrontations, we are speaking about moral issues rather than social issues.

Golf is a game not just of manners but of morals.

Every formed disposition of the soul realizes its full nature in relation to and dealing with that class of objects by which it is its nature to be corrupted or improved.

[Prudence] is the virtue of that part of the intellect [the calculative] to which it belongs; and . . . our choice of actions will not be right without Prudence any more than without Moral Virtue, since, while Moral Virtue enables us to achieve the end, Prudence makes us adopt the right means to the end.

...virtue is not merely a state in conformity with the right principle, but one that implies the right principle; and the right principle in moral conduct is prudence.

We have next to consider the formal definition of virtue.

Morality is the Science of harmonious relations between intelligent beings.

The foundations of the world will be shaky until the moral props are restored.

Tell the truth as you understand it. If you're a writer, you have a moral obligation to do this. And it is a revolutionary act - truth is always subversive.

It is far easier for a woman to lead a blameless life than it is for a man; all she has to do is to avoid sexual intercourse like the plague.

There is a certain impertinence in allowing oneself to be burned for an opinion.