339 Best Morality Quotes

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently. – Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment Intelligence Action Wisdom Morality
I am not contending for the murder; I am contending for my idea. – Rodion Raskolnikov
Crime and Punishment ideology Nihilism justification Morality
What if man is not really a beast, man in general, the whole of mankind? Then all the rest is prejudice, simply artificial terrors and there are no barriers and it’s all as it should be. – Rodion Raskolnikov
Crime and Punishment Morality Nihilism Transcendence law
I'm a pacifist, if you want to know the truth. – Holden Caulfield
The Catcher in the Rye identity Morality Conflict
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it. – Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird Empathy Understanding Perspective Morality
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. – Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird Courage Integrity Morality Struggle
Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. – Miss Maudie
To Kill a Mockingbird Innocence injustice Morality Compassion
The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. – Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird Conscience Morality Integrity Individuality
Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win. – Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird Justice Courage Struggle Morality
Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. – Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird Conscience Integrity Self-Respect Morality
It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived. – Scout Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird Courage Fatherhood Integrity Morality
I wanted to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.
To Kill a Mockingbird Courage definition Strength Morality
So it took an eight-year-old child to bring 'em to their senses.... That proves something - that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human. – Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird Innocence Humanity Morality mob mentality
As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, that white man is trash. – Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird Racism Morality Justice Integrity
It is much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about.
Anna Karenina Morality Goodness Humility secrecy
The very central point of her existence was the love of life, and she could not understand this love apart from the love of goodness.
Anna Karenina Life Goodness Morality Faith
Vengeance is mine; I will repay.
Anna Karenina vengeance Judgment Fate Morality
The role of a benefactor is a dangerous one and not a Christian one. There is a danger of pride, of self-satisfaction.
Anna Karenina Morality Pride Charity Hypocrisy
If I speak, I am condemned. If I stay silent, I am damned.
Les Misérables Conscience Morality dilemma Justice
The wickedness of men is that they can become accustomed to crime.
Les Misérables Morality corruption Crime Conscience
He was no longer the man, but the conscience of the entire human race.
Les Misérables Conscience Justice Morality Humanity
The peculiarity of prudery is to place the sentinel of virtue in the places most attacked.
Les Misérables Morality Society Hypocrisy Virtue
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself. – Lord Henry
The Picture of Dorian Gray Temptation Morality Soul Desire Decadence
You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit. – Lord Henry
The Picture of Dorian Gray Influence corruption Sin Innocence Morality
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
The Picture of Dorian Gray Art Morality Society Censorship Perception
The soul is a terrible reality. It can be bought, and sold, and bartered away. It can be poisoned, or made perfect.
The Picture of Dorian Gray Soul corruption Morality Bargain Consequences
One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner. – Lord Henry
The Picture of Dorian Gray appearances Society Morality superficiality Wit
You would sacrifice anybody, Harry, for the sake of an epigram. – Basil Hallward
The Picture of Dorian Gray Influence Wit Cynicism Morality Friendship
Each of us has Heaven and Hell in him, Basil. – Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray Duality good and evil Soul Morality Human Nature
Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all. – Lord Henry
The Picture of Dorian Gray Conscience Morality Cowardice Cynicism Philosophy
If God does not exist, everything is permitted. – Ivan Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov God Morality Nihilism Freedom Existentialism
Reason is a scoundrel, for it can always find reasons for anything. – Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov Reason justification Cynicism Morality Deception
The world says: 'You have needs — satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more.' This is the worldly doctrine of today. – The Elder Zosima
The Brothers Karamazov Worldliness Materialism Temptation consumerism Morality
Which is better – to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill? – Piggy
Lord of the Flies Civilization Savagery Morality order
Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. – Narrator
Lord of the Flies Civilization Savagery Restraint Morality conditioning
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
Slaughterhouse-Five identity Reality Morality Pretense
I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee.
Slaughterhouse-Five War Morality Humanity Fathers and Sons
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King Jr. Silence Action Courage Morality
The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King Jr. Time Morality Action Courage
The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Morality Universe Hope Progress
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.
Martin Luther King Jr. Conscience Courage Morality conviction
We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.
Martin Luther King Jr. Time Creativity Action Morality right
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. – Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela Society Children Morality Future Humanity
It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong. – Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Courage Morality Action fear
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion. – Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Morality Conscience Religion Goodness
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt Spirit Strength Force Resilience Morality
The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt Virtue self-interest Morality Society Loss
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. – Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter Bravery Friendship Morality Courage
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. – Sirius Black
Harry Potter Character Equality Kindness Morality
We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are. – Sirius Black
Harry Potter Duality Choice Morality good vs evil
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