Quotes about Morality
If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness.
— Theodore Roosevelt
Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.
— Theodore Roosevelt
A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
— Theodore Roosevelt
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Of two evils we must always choose the least.
— Thomas a Kempis
Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.
— Thomas a Kempis
He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.
— Thomas a Kempis
But why do we talk and gossip so continually, seeing that we so rarely resume our silence without some hurt done to our conscience?
— Thomas a Kempis
Sometimes my sin is not what I do; it also describes what I don't do when I know I should.
— Thomas a Kempis
You do not grow in holiness because of the praise you receive, nor do you become evil because of the blame poured upon you.
— Thomas a Kempis
Profound theology doesn't make anyone righteous; what pleases me is an exemplary life. Regret for wrongdoing is better than knowing its definition.
— Thomas a Kempis
For verily it is not deep words that make a man holy and upright; it is a good life which maketh a man dear to God.
— Thomas a Kempis