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.

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.

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 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.

When the sun comes up, I have morals again.

When the sun comes up, I have morals again.

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.

Good manners and good morals are sworn friends and fast allies.

Good manners and good morals are sworn friends and fast allies.

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.