Quotes about Morality

Kierkegaard says: "An ethic which ignores sin is an absolutely idle science.

Neither can one who wills the Good do so out of fear of punishment. In essence, this is the same thing as willing the Good for the sake of a reward.

For when faith is eliminated by becoming null or nothing, then there only remains the crude fact that Abraham wanted to murder Isaac — which is easy enough for anyone to imitate who has not faith, the faith, that is to say, which makes it hard for him. 1

To sin is human, to lay snares is diabolical.

We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.

As the excellence of steel is strength, and the excellence of art is beauty, so the excellence of mankind is moral character.

Be entirely tolerant or not at all; follow the good path or the evil one. To stand at the crossroads requires more strength than you possess.

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

Integrity gains strength by use.

If a strong man has not in him the lift toward lofty things, his strength makes him only a curse to himself and his neighbor.

No ability, no strength and force, no power of intellect or power of wealth, shall avail us, if we have not the root of right living in us.

Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.