Quotes About Morality

I lay down the Position, That whatever a Conscience well directed allows us to do for the Advancement of Truth, an erroneous Conscience will warrant for advancing a suppos'd Truth.

Renouncing the honors at which the world aims, I desire only to know the truth... and to the maximum of power, I exhort all other men to do the same.

Go forth and preach impostures to the world, But give them truth to build on.

Whenever one refuses to admit such a self-evident truth, for instance, as that it is wrong to steal, don't argue with him-search him; the reason may be found in his pocket.

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.

Your character is your destiny.

I know that man who forsakes Truth can forsake his country and his nearest and dearest ones.

not judging truth to be in nature better than falsehood, but setting a value upon both according to interest.

You see, I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to be a lie, and those who live by what they believe, falsely, to be the truth.

To live outside the law, you must be honest.

The wish to acquire is in truth very natural and common, and men always do so when they can.but when they cannot do so, yet wish to do so by any means, then there is folly and blame.

Custom calls me to 't: What custom wills, in all things should we do't, The dust on antique time would lie unswept, And mountainous error be too highly heap't For truth to o'erpeer.

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

A lie that is half a truth is ever the hardest to fight.

He that is ashamed to speak the truth has need to be ashamed of himself.

Every man had his personal habits, passions, and impulses toward goodness, beauty, and truth.

Lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth.

Everything sells. Like integrity. Like democracy. Like truth. Like deeds.

Ahimsa is my God, and Truth is my God.

Fable has strong shoulders that carry far more truth than fact can.

It is always easier to deal in truth and honesty and follow these to their legitimate ends, than it is to construct and adjust a false superstructure upon a false base.

The aim is freedom conscience and truth

Truth from the mouth of an honest man and severity from a good-natured man have a double effect.

Principle is a passion for truth.