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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.

by Cecil J. Sharpe Found in: Morals Quotes,
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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.

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Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Morals Quotes,
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Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.

Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Morals Quotes,
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When the sun comes up, I have morals again.

When the sun comes up, I have morals again.

by Elayne Boosler Found in: Morals Quotes,
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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.

by Sila-prabhrita Found in: Morals Quotes,
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Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.

by Karl Kraus Found in: Morals Quotes,
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Morality is the theory that every h uman act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of read more

Morality is the theory that every h uman act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Morals Quotes,
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For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also read more

For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.

by William James Found in: Morals Quotes,
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