#moral

To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means that one has got beyond being shocked, although one preserves one's own moral aesthetic preferences. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man. ↗

— Charles Sumner

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None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married. ↗

— E. W. Howe

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Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived. ↗

— David Hume

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The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason. ↗

— David Hume

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Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion! ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#philosophy #attitude

Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Seven Deadly Sins Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#commerce #conscience #happiness #humanity #knowledge

Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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