Quotes About Morality

Lacanian theory must be understood as a kind of "slave morality.

Consider what an amoral, unprincipled cynicI am-think of all the improvements you could make to my character.

Ä°dealistlerin çok belirli bir özellikleri vard?r.Neyin doÄŸru neyin yaln?? olduÄŸuna kendileri karar verirler.Ä°çlerinden gelen sesi dinlerler ve kendi deÄŸer yarg?lar? doÄŸrultusunda davran?rlar.Ä°dealizm törpülenmedikçe,kendisindn baÅŸka hiç bir otoriteye boyun eÄŸmez.Ä°dealistler her zaman serseri may?nlard?r.

Everything wrong I've ever done has always seemed like the right thing to do at the time.

You are the man Alexandra described in her note as an 'unspeakable cad, vile libertine,' and 'despoiler of innocents'?" "I'm all that and more," Ian replied grimly.

It seems worthwhile, then, to begin with virtue, rather than with a type of ethical theory, and to see what kind of account can be produced.

The first ethical move is not to abstract from my individual context, still less to discount it, but rather to understand what it consists in, to achieve self-knowledge as far as I can, and then to think about how best to live my life in these circumstances.

We ain't in the game to love these hoes, you suppose to hit it and pass it to the left. I didn't love that hoe, it was just something to do.

according to the teachings of Islam, war is to be waged not against the enemy but against the aggressor. (p. 49)

Once we have become clear in our minds that the after–life truly exists, we realize that the sole aim of our earthly existence should be to strive for success in the life to come, for, unlike the present ephemeral world, the Hereafter is eternal and real. What we understand by suffering and solace in this world cannot be compared with the suffering and solace of the Hereafter. Many individuals lead immoral, even criminal existences because they feel that we are free to do

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20).

But do not be servile; never be a flunkey; and above all things avoid the intellectual prostitution which is the vice of our times in many trades and most professions. I mean by this the being a mere hired apologist for and defender of immorality, graft, dishonesty, or vice in any form. The intellectual prostitute may rise in the service, but he is a lost soul.

And above all things avoid the intellectual prostitution which is the vice of our times in many trades and most professions. I mean by this the being a mere hired apologist for and defender of immorality, graft, dishonesty, or vice in any form. The intellectual prostitute may rise in the service, but he is a lost soul. Respect yourself; be absolutely just to all;

I don't know about you, but I only have one life, and I don't want to spend it in a sewer of injustice.

Revenge and punishment both imply, "Even if I'd been you, and I'd had your life, I would never have done what you did." And that in turn implies, "I wouldn't have done it, because I'm better than you." But the person who says, "I'm better than you," is taking a serious step in a very dangerous direction. And the person who says, "Even if I'd had your life, I would never have done what you did," is very probably wrong.

It was surprising enough when strangely dressed religious leaders took over the government of such a large country as Iran. But now, these bin Ladenists? The tactics they've used are bloodthirsty, sadistic. They shamelessly show their pleasure when their enemies are killed. They touch their victims, they look at their faces. They film the killings! These are all things that we would never do--well, except on very rare occasions, like the time we killed bin Laden himself.

Wherever you find the greatest good, you will find the greatest evil, because evil loves paradise as much as good.

We made plenty of mistakes, but we never tripped anybody to gain an advantage, or took illegal shortcuts when no judge was around. We have all jogged and panted it out the whole way.

No Eden valid without serpent.

The morality of the poet's radiant and productive atmosphere is the morality of the right sensation.

One can clearly see here that Buddhism is strongly opposed to any kind of war, when it lays down that trade in arms and lethal weapons is an evil and unjust means of livelihood.

O K?l?mas, when you know for yourselves that certain things are unwholesome (akusala), and wrong, and bad, then give them up . . . And when you know for yourselves that certain things are wholesome (kusala) and good, then accept them and follow them.

Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us.

No one will go to heaven glad that they sinned, but they will be glad they obeyed.