Quotes about Morality

the Moral Law is not always the standard by which we treat others, but it is nearly always the standard by which we expect others to treat us.

If we teach students that there is no right and wrong, why are we surprised when a couple of students gun down their classmates or a teenage mother leaves her baby in a trash can?

Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover . . . refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.

Virtue is what happens when wise and courageous choices have become second nature

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all. (The autocrat of the breakfast-table)

Beware of making your moral staple consist of the negative virtues.

Our morality seems to be only a check on the ultimate domination of force, just as our politeness is a check on the impulse of every pig to put his feet in the trough.

Sin and the child of God are incompatible. They may occasionally meet, but they cannot live together in harmony .

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

The power of choosing good and evil is within the reach of all.

Conscience is the chamber of justice.

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be. WILLIAM HAZLITT