Quotes by Morality Do you suppose that sacrifice is the hallmark of moral action?--Just stop to consider whether sacrifice is not involved in every action that is done with deliberation, the worst as well as the best. Friedrich Nietzsche moralitysacrificedone This is the crux of the moral pessimists: if they really wanted to promote their neighbor's redemption, then they would have to resolve themselves to spoiling existence for him, and thus to being his misfortune; out of pity, they would have to--become evil! Friedrich Nietzsche redemptionmoralityevil The enjoyment that all morality has given us to now and that it continues to give us--and so, what has kept it going up to now--lies in everyone's right, without lengthy investigation, to praise and blame. And who could endure life without praising and blaming! Friedrich Nietzsche moralitygivinglying Higher than "thou shalt" stands "I will" (the heroes), and higher than "I will" stands "I am" (the Greek gods). Friedrich Nietzsche moralitygreekhero Liberty is the essential basis, the sine qua non, of morality. Henry Hazlitt moralityessentialsliberty Christianity is not about morality. It's about reality. Henry Cloud moralitychristianityreality We must learn to distinguish morality from moralizing. Henry A. Kissinger moralitylibertyfear Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety H. L. Mencken moralitysafetystruggle Moral sensibilities are nowadays at such cross-purposes that to one man a morality is proved by its utility, while to another its utility refutes it. Friedrich Nietzsche moralitypurposemen Hygiene is the corruption of medicine by morality. H. L. Mencken hygienemoralitymedicine Master-morality and Slave-morality. Friedrich Nietzsche slavemoralitymasters Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals. Herbert Read moralityliteratureanimal All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things. Heraclitus ethicsmoralityinspirational Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality. Herman Kahn primariesmoralitysafety Morality knows nothing of geographical boundaries, or distinctions of race. Herbert Spencer moralityraceboundaries Morality is: the mediocre are worth more than the exceptions ... I abhore Christianity with a deadly hatred. Friedrich Nietzsche moralityhatredchristianity Our vanity would have just that which we do best count as that which is hardest for us. The origin of many a morality. Friedrich Nietzsche vanitymoralityhardest To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one's morality. Friedrich Nietzsche moralityendssteps Morality, taken as apart from religion, is but another name for decency of sin. Horace Bushnell moralitytakennames Every important cultural gesture comes down to a morality, a model for human behavior concentrated into a gesture. Hermann Hesse gesturesmoralityimportant«910111213141516171819»
