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    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.

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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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Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.

Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.

by Vittorio De Sica Found in: Morals Quotes,
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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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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 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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Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right.

Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right.

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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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If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong.

If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong.

by Robert Louis Stevenson Found in: Morals Quotes,
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The biggest threat to our well-being is the absence of moral clarity and purpose.

The biggest threat to our well-being is the absence of moral clarity and purpose.

by Rick Shuman Found in: Morals Quotes,
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