Moral Quotes

The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.

There can be only one permanent revolution- a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts.

Besides love and sympathy, animals exhibit other qualities connected with the social instincts which in us would be called moral.

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.

The loss of these tastes [for poetry and music] is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature.

The moral sense perhaps affords the best and highest distinction between man and the lower animals.

Sympathy beyond the confines of man, that is, humanity to the lower animals, seems to be one of the latest moral acquisitions.

The moral faculties are generally esteemed, and with justice, as of higher value than the intellectual powers. But we should always bear in mind that the activity of the mind in vividly recalling past impressions is one of the fundamental though secondary bases of conscience. This fact affords the strongest argument for educating and stimulating in all possible ways the intellectual faculties of every human being.

I've arrived at the age where a platonic friendship can be sustained on the highest moral plane.

An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it.

Dharma is law in its widest sense-spiritual, moral, ethical and temporal. Every individual, whether the ruler or the ruled, is governed by his or her own dharma. To the extent that society respected dharma, society protected itself; to the extent society offended it, society undermined.

Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth.

Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world.

If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that ``all men are created equal;'' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.

Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.

I've been very lucky, and therefore I owe it to try and reduce the inequity in the world. And that's kind of a religious belief. I mean, it's at least a moral belief.

The moral systems of religion, I think, are super important.

Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.

I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil