Morality Quotes

"Conscience is the most sacred of all property."

- James Madison

"It is much to be wished that slavery may be abolished. The honour of the States, as well as justice and humanity, in my opinion, loudly call upon them to emancipate these unhappy people. To contend for our own liberty, and to deny that blessing to others, involves an inconsistency not to be excused."

- John Jay

"If there be one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of every American, it is, that we should have nothing to do with conquest."

- Thomas Jefferson

"Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away."

- Will Smith

"A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Which of the Muslims is best? He said: 'He from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe."

- Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

"The most complete believers in faith are those with the best manners, and the best of you are those who are best to their women."

- Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

"Whoever does good, it is for his own soul; and whoever does evil, it is against it."

- Quran (45:15)

"Nothing is heavier on the believer's Scale on the Day of Judgment than good character."

- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

"And speak to people good [words]."

- Quran 2:83

"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."

- Immanuel Kant

"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than Black people were made for whites or women for men."

- Alice Walker

"Human beings are distinguished from animals by their spirit and their moral values; but when they become immoral, they are wildest even more than animals."

- Bruce Mbanzabugabo

"Who sows virtue reaps honor."

- Leonardo da Vinci

"Greed is not a financial issue. It’s a heart issue."

- Andy Stanley

"Let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonourably; the man who respects it has earned it. Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper's bell of an approaching looter."

- Ayn Rand

"Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me."

- Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

"Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only adds the infamy of servitude to the crime of murder."

- Percy Bysshe Shelley

"All men are created equal."

- Declaration of Independence

"The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win."

- Phil Mickelson

"Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree."

- Marian Wright Edelman

"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity there is no excess; neither can angel nor man come in danger by it."

- Francis Bacon

"The totalitarian world produces backwardness because it does such violence to the spirit, thwarting the human impulse to create, to enjoy, to worship."

- Ronald Reagan

"Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot."

- Vera Nazarian

"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong."

- Muhammad Ali

"Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality."

- Herman Kahn

"Do not look at the smallness of the sin, but look at the greatness of disobedience."

"Perhaps a sin that brings about humility and brokenness is better than an act of obedience that brings about pride and arrogance."

"O Lord, You are Beautiful and love beauty. Beautify our days, our luck, our words, and adorn us with the best morals."

"Keep your boots dirty and your heart clean."

"Do good. Be good."