Quotes About Morality

The generation now coming out of Western schools is unable to distinguish good from bad. Even those words are unacceptable. This results in impaired thinking ability.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

One who directs to good is rewarded similar to the doer of good.

No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

Only wisdom and virtue can truly win men's devotion.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

Truthfulness is composed of justice and courage.

Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness.

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.

One of the hardest things to teach a child is that truth is more important than consequences.

To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.

We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.

Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; Filths savour but themselves.

There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he's absolutely free to choose.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth.

Life—the way it really is—is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse

Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.

That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

I'm absolutely, utterly, and completely certain that God wouldn't be homophobic. I'd much rather go to hell - I really would much rather go to hell - than go to a homophobic heaven.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

He taught people with his best way. He showed his beauty. He was all good so peace be on him and his family.