Quotes about Morality
No longer talk at all about the kind of man that a good man ought to be, but be such
— Marcus Aurelius
Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the universe. And you do that by love
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
A first impulse was never a crime.
— Pierre Corneille
I cannot worship the abstractions of virtue: she only charms me when she addresses herself to my heart, speaks through the love from which she springs.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
Love is much more demanding than law.
— Desmond Tutu
War should we waged without love of violence, cruelty, or enmity.
— St. Augustine
And when we love our sin then we are damned indeed.
— Graham Greene
By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.
— Confucius
You (God) have not only commanded continence, that is, from what things we are to restrain our love, but also justice, that is, on what we are to bestow our love.
— St. Augustine
Sometimes we do the wrong thing for the right reason. We've all been there.
— Max Lucado
You want to make a difference in your world? Live a holy life: Be faithful to your spouse. Be the one at the office who refuses to cheat. Be the neighbor who acts neighborly. Be the employee who does the work and doesn't complain. Pay your bills. Do your part and enjoy life. Don't speak one message and live another. People are watching the way we act more than they are listening to what we say.
— Max Lucado
Sin not only breaks our relationship with God, it also hampers our relationships with others.
— Max Lucado