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Morality Quotes

"In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric. He must believe his ends to be served all things and people can justifiably be shifted about, or that he is the center not only of his own world but of the worlds which others inhabit."

"In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric. He must believe his ends to be served all things and people can justifiably be shifted about, or that he is the center not only of his own world but of the worlds which others inhabit."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Morality, Dishonesty, Ambition, Ego, Selfishness

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"Religion, when realized truly, can provide an extremely accurate moral compass to the human conscience, while politics on the other hand, when utilized properly can ensure the wellbeing of the society."

"Religion, when realized truly, can provide an extremely accurate moral compass to the human conscience, while politics on the other hand, when utilized properly can ensure the wellbeing of the society."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Morality, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

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"Sin, blasphemy, heresy " all these are primitive ideas created by primitive creatures, unworthy of the title "human."

"Sin, blasphemy, heresy " all these are primitive ideas created by primitive creatures, unworthy of the title "human."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Morality, Regret, Truth, Power, Wisdom

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"Mrs Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her clenliness more umcomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself. Cleanliness is next to godliness, and some people do the same by their religion."

"Mrs Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her clenliness more umcomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself. Cleanliness is next to godliness, and some people do the same by their religion."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Morality, Cleanliness, Religion, Hypocrisy, Behavior

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"The quest to sin always knocks at the door of the heart, but behold! You have the right and will to open your door or never to mind the knocks, no matter how intense it is!"

"The quest to sin always knocks at the door of the heart, but behold! You have the right and will to open your door or never to mind the knocks, no matter how intense it is!"

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Morality, Sin, Heart, Will, Choice

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"The anti-hero has played an important role in the history of mankind, so much so that the whole ethos of what is good and bad has become blurred."

"The anti-hero has played an important role in the history of mankind, so much so that the whole ethos of what is good and bad has become blurred."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Morality, Antihero, History, Ethics, Blur

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"Mean people are meaningless."

"Mean people are meaningless."

Alice Hoffman, American Author

Morality, Meaning, Kindness, Cruelty, Behavior

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"Knowing to do the right thing, but playing stupid to oblige to it, is still lying."

"Knowing to do the right thing, but playing stupid to oblige to it, is still lying."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Morality, Truth, Lying, Ethics, Responsibility

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"Good at the wrong place and time becomes evil, evil in the right place and time becomes good."

"Good at the wrong place and time becomes evil, evil in the right place and time becomes good."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Morality, Evil, Time, Relativity

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"No doubt that evil is more contagious than good, therefore, it's more powerful."

"No doubt that evil is more contagious than good, therefore, it's more powerful."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Morality, Evil, Power, Truth

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"Do you eat chicken because you are familiar with the scientific literature on them and have decided that their suffering doesn't matter, or do you do it because it tastes good?"

"Do you eat chicken because you are familiar with the scientific literature on them and have decided that their suffering doesn't matter, or do you do it because it tastes good?"

Jonathan Safran Foer, American Novelist

Morality, Food, Ethics, Animals, Science

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"Morals are nothing but a civilized society's attempt to tame some beast called man."

"Morals are nothing but a civilized society's attempt to tame some beast called man."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Morality, Morals, Society, Behavior, Civilization

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"It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil."

"It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil."

Anthony Burgess, English Novelist

Morality, Humanity, Goodness, Evil, Balance

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"Lust may turn a man into a rapist, but religion pushes him into a murder."

"Lust may turn a man into a rapist, but religion pushes him into a murder."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Morality, Crime, Religion, Truth, Violence

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"Those with traditional sense will follow what their heart tells them is right."

"Those with traditional sense will follow what their heart tells them is right."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Morality, Tradition, Heart, Guidance

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"When sinners accuse people,evil just did her job, accusing."

"When sinners accuse people,evil just did her job, accusing."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Morality, Truth, Regret, Power, Evil

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"Mrs. Joe war eine sehr reinliche Hausfrau, doch sie verstand sich ausnehmend gut darauf, ihre Reinlichkeit bequemer und unertrA¤glicher zu machen, als jeder Schmutz gewesen wA¤re. Die Reinlichkeit ist der Gottesfurcht verwandt, und manche verfahren mit ihrer Religion ganz genauso."

"Mrs. Joe war eine sehr reinliche Hausfrau, doch sie verstand sich ausnehmend gut darauf, ihre Reinlichkeit bequemer und unertrA¤glicher zu machen, als jeder Schmutz gewesen wA¤re. Die Reinlichkeit ist der Gottesfurcht verwandt, und manche verfahren mit ihrer Religion ganz genauso."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Morality, Cleanliness, Religion, Fear, Order

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"How you expect the heaven, when you make someone else's life hell."

"How you expect the heaven, when you make someone else's life hell."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Morality, Heaven, Hell, Life, Justice

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"You're like a man who loves nothing better than a thick steak but wouldn't last an hour in a slaughterhouse."

"You're like a man who loves nothing better than a thick steak but wouldn't last an hour in a slaughterhouse."

Stephen King, American Author

Morality, Truth, Regret, Life, Wisdom

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"You want to be good. All right, I can understand that. But you have to be careful who you let define your good."

"You want to be good. All right, I can understand that. But you have to be careful who you let define your good."

Lois McMaster Bujold, American Writer

Morality, Goodness, Values, Choice, Identity

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"When a man cheats, it is said it is because he is a dog. When a woman cheats, it is said it is because her man is a dog."

"When a man cheats, it is said it is because he is a dog. When a woman cheats, it is said it is because her man is a dog."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Morality, Cheating, Gender, Judgment, Relationship

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"Don't hate your enemies, they don't even deserve it."

"Don't hate your enemies, they don't even deserve it."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Morality, Hate, Enemy, Forgiveness, Emotion

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"Do what you think is right. Don't let people make the decision of right or wrong for you."

"Do what you think is right. Don't let people make the decision of right or wrong for you."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Morality, Right, Decision, People, Choice

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"Half of my life passed searching for the evil that makes me to do wrong things, until I found innocent evils trapped in me."

"Half of my life passed searching for the evil that makes me to do wrong things, until I found innocent evils trapped in me."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Morality, Evil, Innocence, Self

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"Evil is anything that goes against life, harms life, stifles life, destroys life. Evil is bringing harm to another person, inflicting unnecessary pain, suffering, or confusion. All evil comes from this. This is the root of all evil."

"Evil is anything that goes against life, harms life, stifles life, destroys life. Evil is bringing harm to another person, inflicting unnecessary pain, suffering, or confusion. All evil comes from this. This is the root of all evil."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

Morality, Evil, Harm, Suffering, Life

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"If you praise the virtues of the person who is two degrees higher than you, if you worship him, if you serve him; this is known as aradhana (veneration; worship). If you say bad things about him, defame him; it is known as viradhana (despise). Viradhana (despise) results in your down fall and aradhana (worship) results in your rise upwards."

"If you praise the virtues of the person who is two degrees higher than you, if you worship him, if you serve him; this is known as aradhana (veneration; worship). If you say bad things about him, defame him; it is known as viradhana (despise). Viradhana (despise) results in your down fall and aradhana (worship) results in your rise upwards."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Morality, Worship, Respect, Fall, Truth

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"It is better to live in the light than in the darkness."

"It is better to live in the light than in the darkness."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Morality, Light, Darkness, Life, Choice

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"When man no longer regards himself as evil he ceases to be so!"

"When man no longer regards himself as evil he ceases to be so!"

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Morality, Evil, Self, Change, Truth

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"Do not be a people without a will of your own saying: If others treat well you will also treat well and if they do wrong we will do wrong, but accustom yourselves to do good if people do good and do not do wrong if they do evil."

"Do not be a people without a will of your own saying: If others treat well you will also treat well and if they do wrong we will do wrong, but accustom yourselves to do good if people do good and do not do wrong if they do evil."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Morality, Will, Evil, Behavior, Choice

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"She led the way. Eyeless sockets of the dead seemed to stare at them as they passed. "These are cool," Dan decided. "Maybe I could-""No, Dan," Amy said. "You can't collect human bones.""Awww."

"She led the way. Eyeless sockets of the dead seemed to stare at them as they passed. "These are cool," Dan decided. "Maybe I could-""No, Dan," Amy said. "You can't collect human bones.""Awww."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Morality, Regret, Truth, Happiness

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"The ability to sin differs among people. For example a short-armed fisherman isn't as big a liar as a long-armed one."

"The ability to sin differs among people. For example a short-armed fisherman isn't as big a liar as a long-armed one."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Morality, Sin, Truth, Lying

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"Be thou as chaste as ice as pure as snow thou shalt not escape calumny."

"Be thou as chaste as ice as pure as snow thou shalt not escape calumny."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Morality, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Today

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"And keep them thinking in terms of 'being good' as this is not an end so much as a means to something else -happiness, respect, self-esteem, etc And whatever their true end is, take it away, and so goes their goodness."

"And keep them thinking in terms of 'being good' as this is not an end so much as a means to something else -happiness, respect, self-esteem, etc And whatever their true end is, take it away, and so goes their goodness."

Geoffrey Wood, American Author

Morality, Goodness, Happiness, Choice, Character

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"I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it."

"I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Morality, Suffering, Certainty, Ethics

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"Be noble in every thought And in every deed!"

"Be noble in every thought And in every deed!"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Morality, Nobility, Thought, Action

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"If we can spend more time uprooting vices and rooting virtues, our world will be safer and better."

"If we can spend more time uprooting vices and rooting virtues, our world will be safer and better."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Morality, Virtue, Vice, Improvement, World

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"Nations are not poor or rich because of their wealth but exceptional morality."

"Nations are not poor or rich because of their wealth but exceptional morality."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Morality, Wealth, Truth, Values

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"Do not be a "go along, get along" person when it comes to the suffering of others. Integrity is not a popularity contest. Stand for love!"

"Do not be a "go along, get along" person when it comes to the suffering of others. Integrity is not a popularity contest. Stand for love!"

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Morality, Integrity, Popularity, Love, Truth

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"We tend to overlook goodness, but we must put goodness front and center in our lives."

"We tend to overlook goodness, but we must put goodness front and center in our lives."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Morality, Goodness, Life, Priority

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"Sometimes it's difficult to tell what side of the moral compass we are all on. There are so many things to factor in."

"Sometimes it's difficult to tell what side of the moral compass we are all on. There are so many things to factor in."

Sarah Addison Allen, American Novelist

Morality, Uncertainty, Choice, Ethics

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"A guilty person sometimes has the luck to escape detection, but never to feel sure of it."

"A guilty person sometimes has the luck to escape detection, but never to feel sure of it."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Morality, Guilt, Justice, Consequence

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"Hell was what you made it."

"Hell was what you made it."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Morality, Hell, Choice, Responsibility, Consequence

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"To be a saint is to be an exception; to be a true man is the rule. Err, fail, sin if you must, but be upright. To sin as little as possible is the law for men; to sin not at all is a dream for angels. All earthly things are subject to sin; if is like the force of gravity."

"To be a saint is to be an exception; to be a true man is the rule. Err, fail, sin if you must, but be upright. To sin as little as possible is the law for men; to sin not at all is a dream for angels. All earthly things are subject to sin; if is like the force of gravity."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Morality, Man, Sin, Law

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"The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?"

"The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Morality, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Life

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"Lorsen shook his head in amazement. 'You truly are disgusting.'I would be the last to disagree, but you fail to see that you are worse. No man capable of greater evil than the one who thinks himself in the right. No purpose more evil than the higher purpose. I freely admit I am a villain. That's why you hired me. But I am no hypocrite."

"Lorsen shook his head in amazement. 'You truly are disgusting.'I would be the last to disagree, but you fail to see that you are worse. No man capable of greater evil than the one who thinks himself in the right. No purpose more evil than the higher purpose. I freely admit I am a villain. That's why you hired me. But I am no hypocrite."

Joe Abercrombie, English Novelist

Morality, Villainy, Truth, Identity

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"Your burden is not to clear your conscienceBut to learn how to bear the burdens on your conscience."

"Your burden is not to clear your conscienceBut to learn how to bear the burdens on your conscience."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

Morality, Burden, Conscience, Responsibility, Learning

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"Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them."

"Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them."

Umberto Eco, Italian Novelist

Morality, Truth, Faith, Perseverance, Influence

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"Every means hitherto employed with the intention of making mankind moral has been thoroughly immoral."

"Every means hitherto employed with the intention of making mankind moral has been thoroughly immoral."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Morality, Humanity, Life, Ethics

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"There are no other heaven and hell outside the human mind. Goodness is heaven, hatred is hell. Acceptance is religion, sectarianism is blasphemy. Love is holiness, discrimination is sin."

"There are no other heaven and hell outside the human mind. Goodness is heaven, hatred is hell. Acceptance is religion, sectarianism is blasphemy. Love is holiness, discrimination is sin."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Morality, Truth, Faith, Power, Inspirational

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"If your intentions are good, nothing bad can happen."

"If your intentions are good, nothing bad can happen."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Morality, Intentions, Goodness, Life

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