Moral Quotes - Page 26

What was distinctively Western was not slavery but the moral crusade to end slavery.

Social confusion has now reached a point at which the pursuit of immorality turns out to be more exhausting than compliance with the old moral codes.

The Lord intends us to be powerful people-mighty in optimism and hopeful of spirit, powerful in evangelistic zeal, potent in influence, sturdy in moral fiber and purity. We can be powerhouses in prayer and preaching.

Photons have neither morals nor visas.

Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived.

Not only do I believe that it is possible to maintain moral standards without the crutch of religion but I would argue that it is the only way to achieve true goodness.

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.

We don't claim to have perfect morals, but at least we have a huge area of things that, while legal, are beneath us. We won't do them. Currently, there's a culture in Americathat says that anything that won't send you to prison is OK.

In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong.

I think the scariest addiction on this planet is to alcohol. Because alcohol is a very addictive drug, and it ruins families, it ruins relationships. And it is socially acceptable, and it is easy to find. Controlled substances, other drugs are more difficult to get, and it's a crime to... to buy them. But alcohol is everywhere. And if you are unfortunate enough to become addicted to it, it can be disastrous. And there is still a stigma attached to alcohol addiction, or addiction in general. It is perceived as... an addict is perceived as somebody of weak moral fiber

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

The Jew...is not content merely to destroy Christianity, but he preaches the gospel of Judaism; he not only assails the Catholic or the Protestant faith, but he incites to the unbelief, and then imposes on those whose faith he has undermined his own conception of the world, of morality and of life. He is engaged in his historic mission, the annihilation of the religion of Christ.

We moralize among ruins.

I think it is very difficult to legislate for morality.

With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths.

The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.

The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims.

All that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football.

I don't really consider this a political issue, I consider it to be a moral issue.

If you believe your product or service can fulfill a true need, it's your moral obligation to sell it.

The Court's great power is its ability to educate, to provide moral leadership.

Moralism doesn't produce morality; it produces immorality.

In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion.

The reason most of us go to the movies is to be involved in someone else's moral dilemma.

Self-love . . . is the sole antagonist of virtue, leading us constantly by our propensities to self-gratification in violation of our moral duties to others.