1,889 Quotes About Morality

If untruths become part of our language—untruths that in context are intended to be interpreted as polite expressions or figure of speech—then each person is left to decide for themselves the meaning of any sentence. And when language and meaning become subjective, society breaks down. The rule of law becomes a grey area. Commands become suggestions. And how do you keep anyone, including yourself, accountable for actions based on ambiguous language?

Republics exist as long as the people "adhere to principles and virtue.

Morality doesn’t exist in space, only in the spaces between people.

Mēs visi esam tik vienādi, bet savā būtībā tik dažādi. Manos gados varbūt tā domāt ir naivi? Bērnišķīgi? Sentimentāli? Varbūt esmu morālists? Un kas tur ļauns? Manā darbā un manā vecumā nemaz nevar iztikt bez kādas šķipsniņas morāles. Tāpat kā pavārs neiztiek bez sāls, kriminālistam dzīves zupā jāiemet maza šķipsniņa morāles. Citādi viņš kļūst par vienkāršu nezāļu ravētāju. Un nezāles var ravēt arī mašīna.

The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good." L. Frank Baum, The Emerald City of Oz, 1910

He had been a demon for just two days, but the time when he knew what it was like to be loved seemed to exist in a hazily recalled past, to have been left behind long ago.

A decent life, even a short life, will always be far better than an exceptionally long life lived in ruin.

Morality is a subject to meddle in the affairs of other persons, guided by our preferences and convenience.

A moral man is essentially dumbfounded when confronted by a man who is amoral—everything the latter does is met with a certain disbelief.