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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 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.
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.
Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.
Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.
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.
The aim of morality is to give people a standard of action and a motive to work by which, they read more
The aim of morality is to give people a standard of action and a motive to work by which, they will not intensify each person's selfishness, but raise them up above it.
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.
Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right.
Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right.
