#morals

Often,our immediate reaction to a sudden crisis help us save ourselves. Our response to gradual crises that creep up upon us, on the other hand,may be so adaptive as to ultimately lead to self-destruction. ↗

— Amish Tripathi

#morals #inspirational

This is the Modern Man, who cannot save himself but wants to save the world. He is the Wise who knows not. And his footsteps on the road click tic-tac, tic-tac ↗

— Cristiane Serruya

#lack-of-morals #lack-of-perspective #modern-life #modernity-is-a-sickness #philosophy-of-people

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

#greatest #greatest happiness #greatest number #happiness #legislation

Montaigne said long ago: "Were I not to follow the straight road for its straightness, I should follow it for having found by experience that in the end it is commonly the happiest and most useful track." The doctrine of interest rightly understood is not then new, but among the Americans of our time it finds universal acceptance; it has become popular there; you may trace it at the bottom of all their actions, you will remark it in all they say. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#experience

As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#base #christian #christian tradition #culture #element

I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values. ↗

— Isaac Hayes

#hear #i #i think #kids #morals

Though large herds of deer do much harm to the neighbourhood, yet the injury to the morals of the people is of more moment than the loss of their crops. ↗

— Gilbert White

#deer #harm #herds #injury #large

It's definitely a struggle to prove yourself just as a good human being. I'm so proud of who I am and what I've become, the morals I have, and the people that I'm surrounded by. ↗

— Tina Yothers

#become #being #definitely #good #good human

I'm always changing. I still have the same morals and values and foundation of who I was, growing up in Jacksonville, FL, but I'm such a different person from who I was when I was 17. You live and you learn and you grow. ↗

— Ashley Greene

#changing #different #different person #foundation #grow

I think it's very hard in this day and age to raise little girls with morals, ethics and values, and them knowing that they are precious creations and that they are important. ↗

— Angie Harmon

#creations #day #ethics #hard #i