The disesteem into which moralists have fallen is due at bottom to their failure to see that in an age read more

The disesteem into which moralists have fallen is due at bottom to their failure to see that in an age like this one the function of the moralist is not to exhort men to be good but to elucidate what the good is. The problem of sanctions is secondary.

Dr. Johnson's morality was as English an article as a beefsteak.

Dr. Johnson's morality was as English an article as a beefsteak.

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.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.

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

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

Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.

Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.

It is difficult to offend a New Yorker.

It is difficult to offend a New Yorker.

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you read more

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.