1,889 Quotes About Morality

Is the fear of God necessary for morality? That is, in the absence of God and moral teachings of religion, will we be an immoral society?

The needle of the moral compass must forever be in the right direction.

Regarding morality, intentions matter little; and often, not at all. But when it comes to relating to God (prayer, ritual acts, etc.), intentions matter a great deal.

A man is more or less of a Christian only in proportion to the speed with which he advances towards infinite perfection, irrespective of the stage he may have reached at a given moment. Hence the stationary righteousness of the Pharisee is worth less than the progress of the repentant thief on the cross.

There is no morality without empathy... Morality is loving your neighbor as yourself, which comes from seeing your neighbor as yourself, which means trying to ease your neighbor's burdens -- not add to them.

Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Religion cannot claim morality as its own...

The devil is the most stubborn verisimilitude on earth!

It is especially galling that some of the people who want to cut funding for contraceptives cite morality. In my view, there is no morality without empathy, and there is certainly no empathy in this policy. Morality is loving your neighbor as yourself, which comes from seeing your neighbor as yourself, which means trying to ease your neighbor’s burdens—not add to them.