"Cowardice is the mother of cruelty."

Morality, Cruelty, Fear, Emotion, Character

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"He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

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"Love truth, but pardon error."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"An opportunity fordoing an injury happens a hundred times a day, hut for doing good not once a year," says Zoroaster."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Temptations don't appear nearly as harmful as the roads they lead you down."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"Moral obligations verses Legal obligations. Legally, you must abide by the laws of the land or face the consequences of being fined, imprisoned or both. Moral obligations tend to lean more towards a spiritual nature of a person. Some people perform immoral acts because legally there are no consequences. Morals birth in the heart of the individual. Moral characteristics are developed at an early age and continue into adulthood. It's a disgrace to neglect having good moral character."

Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Nigerian Motivational Speaker

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"The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

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"Of whom can we think well when it is believed that if nothing bad is done to you, this has been a kindness?"

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Morality, Kindness, Goodness, Thought, Humanity

"Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

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"There never were two opinions alike in all the world no more than two hours or two grains: the most universal quality is diversity."

Diversity

"Had I been placed among those nations which are said to live still in the sweet freedom of nature's first laws, I assure you I should very gladly have portrayed myself here entire and wholly naked.Thus, reader, I am myself the matter of my book; you would be unreasonable to spend your leisure on so frivolous and vain a subject."

Freedom

"There were many terrible things in my life and most of them never happened."

Fear

"It is not death, it is dying that alarms me."

Death

"It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully."

Being

"Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way."

Virtue

"The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose."

Purpose

"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself."

Being

"Valor is strength, not of legs and arms, but of heart and soul; it consists not in the worth of our horse or our weapons, but in our own."

Courage

"We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany."

Identity