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To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed read more
To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one's morality.
The biggest threat to our well-being is the absence of moral clarity and purpose.
The biggest threat to our well-being is the absence of moral clarity and purpose.
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
What I have absolutely no sympathy with is the legislator, the man who seeks, for his own profit, to exploit read more
What I have absolutely no sympathy with is the legislator, the man who seeks, for his own profit, to exploit the weaknesses of those who are unable to help themselves and then to fasten some moral superscription upon it. This I loathe so much that I cannot conceivably explain how much it is.
Obscenity is in the crotch of the beholder.
Obscenity is in the crotch of the beholder.
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in
our actions. Our inner balance and even our read more
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in
our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence
depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and
dignity to life.
Morality is the theory that every h uman act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of read more
Morality is the theory that every h uman act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness.
The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness.
