Quotes About Morality

philosopher

In China, often only the practice of infanticide makes marriage and family life possible.  In all the major towns, parents annually abandon many children in the streets or drown them like unwanted puppies.  Some people even make a living out of performing infanticide contracts for money.

You ever read Thucydides? I'll boil him down for you into one easy moral: intergenerational civil war is a very bad thing.

I stuck on the lunchtime news. More riots. Tedious now. Depressing. You ever read Thucycdides? I'll boil him down for you in one easy moral: intergenerational war is a very bad thing.

You must pray.' 'No, Sister.' Ciro smiled weakly. 'I'm not a good Catholic.' 'Well, Ciro, you're a good man, and that's more important.

In the last moments of his life Ciro realized that a truly good man is a rarity, a speck of gold in a mountain of slag.

ATHENA: You wish to be called righteous rather than act right. [...] I say, wrong must not win by technicalities.

We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.

Bastions of wealth are no deference for the man who treads the grand altar of Justice down and out of sight.

For many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.

There is no sickness worse for me that words that to be kind must lie.

But to speak ill of people at hand who give no cause for blame, is to assume a right far distinct from justice.

ATHENA: You wish to be called righteous rather than act right.

I say, wrong must not win by technicalities.

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

But you cannot speak of any glory for happenings that are at once evil and held in dishonor.

May good prevail, and justify my deed.

Vices are their own punishment

In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.

No gratitude from the wicked.

Those who try to entrap others are often caught by their own schemes.

Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.

Mucha gente hay que hace un bien sólo si de él recoge beneficio, no por amor y respeto a lo que es justo.

Aunque a los malvados se les castigue severamente, difícilmente cambian su naturaleza desviada.