1,889 Quotes About Morality

Two wrongs don't make a right, but neither does one. Revenge may seem petty by day, but on some nights she becomes Justice.

Character that is fruit-producing can be summed up in the mastery of these 5 qualities: morals, but a sense of humor; love, but respect for criticism; intelligence without pretense; humility without self-loathing; and a mind open, but with solid convictions.

Every gesture of retribution carries in it the risk of escalation. It is not an insignificant possibility that the morally right may result in the morally wrong.

Vengeance is a fleeting thrill. The doubts, we carry to our graves.

To know the good from the bad, measure the heart. Actions reveal the true coloring of one's heart, not their intentions.

As for the majority, it is not so much race as it is political affiliation that really divides it today. What was once an issue of physical difference is now one of intellectual difference. Men have yet to master disagreeing without flashing all their frustrations that come with it; the conservative will throw half-truths while the liberal will throw insults. Combine these and what do you get? A dishonest mockery of a country.

How can you escape from your own conscience, the reality of your own actions?

There is not much difference between a sadist and a moralist. Sadists don't need any excuse to do violence. Moralists prepare a moral or religious excuse before they let out their violent energies.

More violence happens in the name of doing good than doing harm. The ego wants to decide what is good for others. It wants to be the saviour. So it starts 'saving' fishes from drowning.