Quotes about Moral philosophy

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Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love. — Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
Without virtue, it is hard to bear the results of good fortune suitably. Those who lack virtue become arrogant and wanto — Aristotle on the Megalopsychos
I will call no being good who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow creatures; and if such a creatur — John Stuart Mill, An examination of Sir William Hamilton's philosophy, and of the principal philosophical questions discussed in his writings
Morality does not come from a book, it comes from the human mind. — Abhijit Naskar, Illusion of Religion: A Treatise on Religious Fundamentalism
The state of a moral man, is one of tranquillity and peace; the state of an immoral man is one of perpetual unrest. — Marquis de Sade, Philosophy in the Boudoir or, The Immoral Mentors
Egoism holds, therefore, is that each man's happiness is the sole good--that a number of different things are each of th — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
If i am asked 'what is good? my answer is that good is good, and that is the end of the matter. Or if I am asked 'How is — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
...if good is defined as something else, it is then impossible either to prove that any other definition is wrong or eve — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
Good, then, is indefinable.... — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
For it is the business of Ethics, I must insist, not only to obtain true results, but also to find valid reasons for the — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
We must not, therefore, be frightened by the assertion that a thing is natural into the admission that it is good; good — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
He would have been careful not to violate his conscience in any way that might keep him from devoting his full attention — Warren Eyster, The Goblins of Eros
The only crime is pride. — Sophocles
If you want to know where you would have stood on slavery before the Civil War, don’t look at where you stand on slavery — Paul Watson
Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to poin — Jeremy Bentham, The Principles of Morals and Legislation
In silence, an act is an act is an act. Verbalized and discussed, it becomes an ethical problem ... — Aldous Huxley, The Genius And The Goddess
The supernatural worldview is causing a great number of otherwise intelligent people to cling to a collection of atavist — Kelli Jae Baeli, Supernatural Hypocrisy: The Cognitive Dissonance of a God Cosmology
Was the excellence of Socrates or of Shakespeare normal? Was it not rather abnormal, extraordinary? It is, I think, obvi — G.E. Moore, Principia Ethica
Work hard, do your best, live the truth, trust yourself, have some fun...and you'll have no regrets. — Byrd Baggett
The Sermon on the Mount seems dangerous. It challenges the whole underlying conception on which modern society is built. — E. Stanley Jones, Christ of the Mount