Moral Quotes

Of course this chattering diary is a facade, the literary equivalent of the everyday smiling face which hides the inward ravages of jealousy, remorse, fear and the consciousness of irretrievable moral failure. Yet such pretenses are not only consolations but may even be productive of a little ersatz courage.

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.

The world is a possibility if only you’ll discover it.

There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time.

The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage.

A sign of a culture that has lost its faith – Moral collapse follows upon spiritual collapse.

I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.

One becomes moral as soon as one is unhappy.

God does not expect us to imitate Jesus Christ; He expects us to allow the life of Jesus to be manifested in our moral flesh.