1,889 Quotes About Morality

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

The refusal to take sides on great moral issues is itself a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil. The Tragedy of our time is that those who still believe in honesty lack fire and conviction, while those who believe in dishonesty are full of passionate conviction.

If it is not tempered by compassion, and empathy, reason can lead men and women into a moral void. (95)

When mores are sufficient, laws are unnecessary; when mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable.

Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.

The loneliness of a monster can only become sentimental after it is dead.

Moral maxims are surprisingly useful on occasions when we can invent little else to justify our actions.

She wanted him to tell her that when you love someone so hard and so fierce, it was all right to do things that you knew were wrong.

I don't know what London's coming to — the higher the buildings the lower the morals.