Quotes About Morality

Virtue makes us aim at the right end, and practical wisdom makes us take the right means.

It still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous.

The Bible says, 'The truth shall make you free.' But let's not forget it was Spiro Agnew who said that a good lie will keep you out of jail in the first place.

It isn't right to judge strength as better than good wisdom.

Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.

Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.

We are for religion against the religions.

Let us be well persuaded that everyone of us possesses happiness in proportion to his virtue and wisdom, and according as he acts in obedience to their suggestion.

No man is born wise; but wisdom and virtue require a tutor; though we can easily learn to be vicious without a master.

Just as stinginess is blameworthy, so is facility in paying more for things than they are worth...

A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.

No vicarious charity can substitute for justice which is due as an obligation and is wrongfully denied.

What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?

Not only virtue, but also insight, not only sanctity but also wisdom, are the duties and tasks of mankind.

I only take a half share in the civil war; I am willing to die, I am not willing to kill.

Morality can muddle mystical understanding and virtue is only necessary in so far as it favours success. All wisdom must be encompassed in order to achieve enlightenment.

To give oneself ernestly to securing righteousness and justice among the people, and while respecting the gods and demons, to keep aloof from them, that may be called wisdom.

It's just as evil to kill Vietnamese as it is to kill Americans.

Virtue consists in avoiding vice, and is the highest wisdom. [Lat., Virtus est vitium fugere, et sapientia prima.]

The saying within the writer's room, which were my words of wisdom, if you will, was, "The punishment doesn't have to fit the crime, but there has to be a crime."

That which is selfish is immoral, and that which is unselfish is moral.

but I am prepared to go any distance to see the face of that man who can really make a distinction between the sin and the sinner. It is easy to say so.

That must have been the character of the man.

Strength is goodness, weakness is sin.