The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi Indian Philosopher More Mahatma Gandhi Quotes 3
The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time. John Stuart Mill English Philosopher More John Stuart Mill Quotes 2
I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test. Oriana Fallaci Italian Journalist More Oriana Fallaci Quotes 2
Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit. Felix Adler German Educator More Felix Adler Quotes 1
Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have. Andrew Young American Clergyman More Andrew Young Quotes 1
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1
The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1
If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble. Steve Chabot American Politician More Steve Chabot Quotes 1
The idea of winning a doctor's degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me. Elizabeth Blackwell American Scientist More Elizabeth Blackwell Quotes 1
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. Confucius Chinese Philosopher More Confucius Quotes 1
It is essential that we realize once and for all that man is much more of a sex creature than a moral creature. The former is inherent, the other is grafted on. Emma Goldman Lithuanian Activist More Emma Goldman Quotes 1
I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 1
Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense. Richard Pryor American Actor More Richard Pryor Quotes 0
Daley may not feel a moral responsibility to eliminate discrimination but he has a legal obligation to do so. Bobby Rush American Politician More Bobby Rush Quotes 0
The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of moral and intellectual education. John Ruskin English Writer More John Ruskin Quotes 0
As a German citizen, as a German professor, and as a political person, I hold it to be not only my right but also my moral duty to take part in the shaping of our German destiny, to expose and oppose obvious wrongs. Kurt Huber German Celebrity More Kurt Huber Quotes 0
What I intended to accomplish was to rouse the student body, not by means of an organization, but solely by my simple words; to urge them, not to violence, but to moral insight into the existing serious deficiencies of our political system. Kurt Huber German Celebrity More Kurt Huber Quotes 0
Life is made too easy. Mankind's moral fibre is giving way under the softening influence of luxury. Johan Huizinga Dutch Historian More Johan Huizinga Quotes 0
Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order. Basil Hume English Clergyman More Basil Hume Quotes 0
Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived. David Hume Scottish Philosopher More David Hume Quotes 0
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. Hubert H. Humphrey American Politician More Hubert H. Humphrey Quotes 0
Just carrying a ruler with you in your pocket should be forbidden, at least on a moral basis. The ruler is the symbol of the new illiteracy. The ruler is the symptom of the new disease, disintegration of our civilisation. Friedensreich Hundertwasser Austrian Architect More Friedensreich Hundertwasser Quotes 0
The individual makes a clear effort to define moral values and principles that have validity and application apart from the authority of the groups of persons holding them and apart from the individual's own identification with the group. Lawrence Kohlberg American Educator More Lawrence Kohlberg Quotes 0