Quotes about Morality

A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

Of two evils we must always choose the least.

Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.

He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.

But why do we talk and gossip so continually, seeing that we so rarely resume our silence without some hurt done to our conscience?

Sometimes my sin is not what I do; it also describes what I don't do when I know I should.

You do not grow in holiness because of the praise you receive, nor do you become evil because of the blame poured upon you.

Profound theology doesn't make anyone righteous; what pleases me is an exemplary life. Regret for wrongdoing is better than knowing its definition.

For verily it is not deep words that make a man holy and upright; it is a good life which maketh a man dear to God.

How great is the frailty of human nature which is ever prone to evil! Today you confess your sins and tomorrow you again commit the sins which you confessed.

If thou hadst a good conscience thou wouldst not greatly fear death. It were better for thee to watch against sin, than to fly from death. If to-day thou art not ready, how shalt thou be ready to-morrow? To-morrow is an uncertain day; and how knowest thou that thou shalt have a to-morrow?