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However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It read more
However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.
Good manners and good morals are sworn friends and fast allies.
Good manners and good morals are sworn friends and fast allies.
The Bearings of this observation lays in the application on it.
The Bearings of this observation lays in the application on it.
Mercy to living beings, self restraint, truth, honesty, chastity and contentment, right faith and knowledge, and austerity are but the read more
Mercy to living beings, self restraint, truth, honesty, chastity and contentment, right faith and knowledge, and austerity are but the entourage of morality.
The new so called morality has too often the old immorality condoned.
The new so called morality has too often the old immorality condoned.
All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.
All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.
We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side; one which we preach but do not practice, and read more
We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side; one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.
The aim of morality is to give people a standard of action and a motive to work by which, they read more
The aim of morality is to give people a standard of action and a motive to work by which, they will not intensify each person's selfishness, but raise them up above it.