Quotes about Morality
Yet perhaps no sacrifice is wholly useless which proves there are men who prefer honour to life.
— James G. Frazer
All men are equal in nature, and also in original sin. It is in the merits and demerits of their actions that they differ.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Sin has gotten men into more trouble than science can get him out of.
— Vance Havner
A man is sane morally at thirty, rich mentally at forty, wise spiritually at fifty-or never!
— William Osler
He [man] knows that when he is not what he ought to be; when he does what he ought not to do; or omits what he ought to do, he is chargeable with sin
— Charles Hodge
Of all things in the world that stink in the nostrils of men, hypocrisy is the worst.
— Charles Spurgeon
The Master said, "The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit." (Analects 4.16)
— Confucius
No man's really any good till he knows how bad he is, or might be.
— GK Chesterton
Man had freedom to choose the good, but this same freedom also allowed him to choose the bad. This is called moral freedom.
— Greg Koukl
If America is to survive, we must elect more God-centered men and women to public office; individuals who will seek Divine guidance in the affairs of state.
— Billy Graham
It is easiest to "be all things to all men," but it is not honest. Self-respect must be sacrificed every hour in the day.
— Abraham Lincoln
If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created equal,' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.
— Abraham Lincoln