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Moralism Quotes (page 63)

Aristotle quote: "What makes a man a 'sophist' is not his faculty, but his moral..."
What makes a man a 'sophist' is not his faculty, but his moral purpose. (1355b 17) Aristotle
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "To will oneself moral and to will oneself free are one and the..."
To will oneself moral and to will oneself free are one and the same decision. Simone de Beauvoir
What makes us moral beings is that...there are some acts we believe we ought to die rather than commit...But now suppose that one has in fact done one of the things one could not have imagined doing, and finds that one is still alive. At that point, one's choices are suicide, a life of bottomless self-disgust, and an attempt to live so as never to do such a thing again. Dewey recommends the third choice. Richard Rorty
It marked, further, the decay or going to pieces of his moral nature, a vain thing and a handicap in the ruthless struggle for existence. Jack London
To enlighten mankind and improve its morals is the only lesson which we offer in this story. In reading it, may the world discover how great is the peril which follows the footsteps of those who will stop at nothing to satisfy their desires. Marquis de Sade
I don't like people who speak or think in terms of gaining anybody's confidence. If one's actions are honest, one does not need the predated confidence of others, only their rational perception. The person who craves a moral blank check of that kind, has dishonest intentions, whether he admits it to himself or not. Ayn Rand
Connie Willis quote: "Movie Cliche #12: The Moral. A character states the obvious..."
Movie Cliche #12: The Moral. A character states the obvious and everybody gets the point. Connie Willis
Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended. And this is all very natural and organic and in tune with mysterious cycles of the cosmos, which believes that there's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fiber and, in some cases, backbone. Terry Prachett
What would the new teacher, representing France, teach us? Railroading? No. France knows nothing valuable about railroading. Steamshipping? No. France has no superiorities over us in that matter. Steamboating? No. French steamboating is still of Fulton's date--1809. Postal service? No. France is a back number there. Telegraphy? No, we taught her that ourselves. Journalism? No. Magazining? No, that is our own specialty. Government? No; Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Nobility, Democracy,... Mark Twain
Lao Tzu quote: "The moral man does something, and when no one respondshe rolls..."
The moral man does something, and when no one respondshe rolls up his sleeves and uses force. Lao Tzu
Immanuel Kant quote: "Two things inspire me to awe: the starry heavens above and the..."
Two things inspire me to awe: the starry heavens above and the moral universe within. Immanuel Kant
The terror of society, which is the basis of morals, the terror of God, which is the secret of religion-these are the two things that govern us. Oscar Wilde
[Her] work taught me that you could be all the traditional feminine things -- a mother, a lover, a listener, a nurturer -- and you could also be critically astute and radical and have a minority opinion that was profoundly moral. Anne Lamott
I stared at her in amazement. "How do you even live with yourself?"..."You're willing to sell children to a foreign government so they can be used as weapons, possibly against other Americans. I don't get it. Were you hiding behind a door on morals and ethics day?...You couldn't mother someone if they shot five gallons of estrogen into your veins. James Patterson
In all the houses keys to memorizing objects and feelings had been written. But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral strength that many succumbed to the spell of an imaginary reality, one invented by themselves, which was less practical for them but more comforting. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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