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Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have.
Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have.
The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the read more
The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
The new so called morality has too often the old immorality condoned.
The new so called morality has too often the old immorality condoned.
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.
Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine read more
Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order.
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.
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.
In Los Angeles, it's like they jog for two hours a day and then they think they're morally right. That's read more
In Los Angeles, it's like they jog for two hours a day and then they think they're morally right. That's when you want to choke people, you know?
Mercy to living beings, self restraint, truth, honesty, chastity and contentment, right faith and knowledge, and austerity are but the read more
Mercy to living beings, self restraint, truth, honesty, chastity and contentment, right faith and knowledge, and austerity are but the entourage of morality.