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    Kant, as we all know, compared moral law to the starry heavens,
    and found them both sublime. On the naturalistic hypothesis we
    should rather compare it to the protective blotches on a beetle's
    back, and find them both ingenious.

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All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

by Voltaire Found in: Morality Quotes,
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Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose.

Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Morality Quotes,
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Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral
standards and values above the discoverers of objective read more

Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral
standards and values above the discoverers of objective truth.
What humanity own to personalities like Buddha, Moses, and Jesus
ranks for me higher than all the achievements the inquiring
constructive mind.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Morality Quotes,
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No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to
keep the Commandments.

No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to
keep the Commandments.

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Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their mothers they have read more

Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their mothers they have never sinned, have they? They are apostles, they are the descendants of priests; one can only wonder from what source they draw their indignation, and above all how much they have pocketed to do this, and in any case what it has done for them.

by Antonin Artaud Found in: Morality Quotes,
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So far, about morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is read more

So far, about morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

by Ernest Hemingway Found in: Morality Quotes,
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Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.

by Ayn Rand Found in: Morality Quotes,
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There is something more horrible than hoodlums, churls and
vipers, and that is knaves with moral justification for their read more

There is something more horrible than hoodlums, churls and
vipers, and that is knaves with moral justification for their
cause.

by Thomas Moore Found in: Morality Quotes,
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The end never really justifies the meanness.

The end never really justifies the meanness.

by E. Duane Hulse Found in: Morality Quotes,
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