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    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.

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Obscenity is in the crotch of the beholder.

Obscenity is in the crotch of the beholder.

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The attainment of an ideal is often the beginning of a disillusion.

The attainment of an ideal is often the beginning of a disillusion.

by Stanley Baldwin Found in: Morality Quotes,
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Dr. Johnson's morality was as English an article as a beefsteak.

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

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Found in: Morality Quotes,
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Rough Johnson, the great moralist.

Rough Johnson, the great moralist.

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We may pretend that we're basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole of history proves otherwise.

We may pretend that we're basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole of history proves otherwise.

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It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

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The moral system of the universe is like a document written in
alternate ciphers, which change from line to read more

The moral system of the universe is like a document written in
alternate ciphers, which change from line to line.

by James Anthony Froude Found in: Morality Quotes,
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.

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

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Morality Quotes,
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Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.

Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Morality Quotes,
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