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Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.
Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.
When the sun comes up, I have morals again.
When the sun comes up, I have morals again.
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.
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.
The new so called morality has too often the old immorality condoned.
The new so called morality has too often the old immorality condoned.
One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate read more
One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.
Good manners and good morals are sworn friends and fast allies.
Good manners and good morals are sworn friends and fast allies.
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.
However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It read more
However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.