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Karl KrausMoral responsibility is what is lacking in a man when he demands it of a woman.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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H.L. MenckenMorality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Obedience is doing what is told regardless of what is right.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Isaac AsimovNever let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.

—  Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer

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Arthur ClarkeThe greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Harry TrumanA person who is fundamentally honest doesn't need a code of ethics. The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.

—  Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953]

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John Kenneth GalbraithThe modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

—  John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006, American-Canadian economist

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H.L. MenckenPuritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Jean Jacques RousseauThose people who treat politics and morality separately will never understand either of them.

—  Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher

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Dwight EisenhowerA people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

—  Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President

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Ayn RandThe purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Bertolt BrechtGrub first, then ethics.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

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Mignon McLaughlinChildren lack morality, but they also lack fake morality.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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George Bernard ShawAn Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Immanuel KantThe death of dogma is the birth of morality.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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Will DurantThere is no significant example in history, before our time, of a society successfully maintaining moral life without the aid of religion.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Lord ActonOpinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.

—  Lord Acton, 1834-1902, English historian

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Karl LagerfeldFashion is neither moral or immoral, but it is for rebuilding the morale.

—  Karl Lagerfeld, 1933-2019, German fashion designer

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Robert Oxton BoltMorality's not practical. Morality's a gesture. A complicated gesture learned from books.

—  Robert Oxton Bolt, 1924-1955, British playwright

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Arthur SchopenhauerCompassion is the basis of morality.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Karl KrausThe immorality of men triumphs over the amorality of women.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Maurice ChapelanAbove all, fear the judgment of those who judge you in the name of Him who said: “Judge not, that ye be not judged”.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

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Marty RubinMorality is what the queen expects from the hive, not from herself.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

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Aleister CrowleyOrdinary morality is only for ordinary people.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

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Vincent Van GoghPrinciples are only good when they generate acts.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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George Bernard ShawThe word morality, if we met it in the Bible, would surprise us as much as the word telephone or motor car.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Oscar WildeMorality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Friedrich von SchlegelWhere there is politics or economics, there is no morality.

—  Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer

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Nicolas ChamfortTake and give pleasures without harming yourself or others. That, I think, is the whole meaning of morality.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

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Friedrich NietzscheMorality is herd instinct in the individual.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Immanuel KantMorality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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Immanuel KantTwo things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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Samuel JohnsonGo into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and another a shilling, and see which will respect you most.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Karl KrausMorality is the tendency to pour out the baby with the bathwater.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Friedrich von SchlegelYou wanted to destroy philosophy and poetry in order to make room for religion and morality.

—  Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer

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Georges FeydeauIs it not more moral, the free union of two lovers who love each other, than the legitimate union of two beings without love?

—  Georges Feydeau, 1862-1921, French playwright

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Bertrand RussellWe have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Gustave FlaubertWhat is beautiful is moral, that is all there is to it.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

Jean RostandMorality is what is left of fear when you forget it.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

Graham GreeneNever presume yours is a better morality.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

Graham GreeneMorality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

Noam ChomskyThere’s no more morality in world affairs, fundamentally, than there was at the time of Genghis Khan.

—  Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist

Joseph De MaistreIf there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

H.L. MenckenIt was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of the Golden Age and substituted for it the credulous imbecility of the Age of Faith. It was a fixed moral code and a fixed theology which robbed the human race of a thousand years by wasting them upon alchemy, heretic-burning, witchcraft and sacerdotalism.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

Nicolas ChamfortA man without principles is usually without character. Because if he had a good character, he would feel the need to create principles as well.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

François-René de ChateaubriandIt is through death that morality entered life.

—  François-René de Chateaubriand, 1768-1848, French poet & politician

Nicolas Gomez DavilaThe increasing disintegration of the person can be measured by comparing the expression “amorous adventure,” which was in style in the 18th century, with the expression “sexual experience,” which is used in the 20th century.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Charles BukowskiPeople with no morals often considered themselves more free, but mostly they lacked the ability to feel or love.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Latin Quotes

CiceroO, the times! O, the morals!

O tempora! Ο mores!

—  Cicero, 106-43 BC, Roman orator & statesman

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Funny Quotes

AnonymousIf electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

—  Anonymous

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Ancient Greek

DemocritusRefrain from evil not out of fear, but because it is right.

Μη δια φόβον, αλλά δια το δέον απέχεσθε αμαρτημάτων.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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AristotleOf moral states to be avoided there are three kinds: malice, incontinence, bestiality.

Των περί τα ήθη φευκτών τρία εστίν είδη: κακία, ακρασία, θηριότης.

—  Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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