Morality Quotes

"What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil."

- Buddha

"The tongue like a sharp knife kills without drawing blood."

- Buddha

"The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood."

- Buddha

"A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality."

- John F. Kennedy

"As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm."

- Hippocrates

"Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame"

- Uncle Iroh to Zukko

"Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow."

- Chief Joseph

"Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens."

- Daniel Webster

"Honor is simply the morality of superior men."

- H. L. Mencken

"To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character."

- Michel de Montaigne

"The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot."

- Proverbs 10:7

"But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person -- such a man is an idolater -- has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."

- Ephesians 5:3-5

"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go."

- Margaret Walker

"Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives."

- Abu Bakr

"Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor"

- Proverbs 21:21

"An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through."

- William Makepeace Thackeray

"One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him."

- Socrates

"Live and allow others to live; hurt no one; life is dear to all living beings."

- Mahavira

"The problem to me is violence. It’s not cool to kill somebody or hurt people."

- Mark Ruffalo

"The meaning of good and bad, of better and worse, is simply helping or hurting."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence."

- Plato

"A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to his elders, to preserve his purity; he ought not to despise humility, but should love forbearance and modesty. All these are an ornament to youthful years."

- Saint Ambrose

"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite."

- Leo Tolstoy

"Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them."

- Samuel Butler

"A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands."

- Lord Byron

"There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals."

- Herman Melville

"Humilitas occidit superbiam."

"Bono malum superate."

"Silence protects you from sins of the tongue."