Quotes of: Moral-authority Keyword

5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.

The Art of War

Equality lies only in human moral dignity. ... Let there be brothers first, then there will be brotherhood, and only then will there be a fair sharing of goods among brothers.

The Brothers Karamazov

The morality of art consists, for everyone, in the side that flatters its own interests. People do not like literature.

Bouvard and Pecuchet

I learned at a very early age, the easiest thing in the world is to tell the truth, and then you don't have to remember what you said. It has nothing to do with morality, just remembering what you said.

Robert Evans

A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them alone, nor any two or three; never less than all.

Allen Tate

One reason why it has become harder to promote the beneficial side of emotions such as anger is that the moral vocabulary of good and bad has been replaced by the self-help lexicon of positive and negative thinking.

Julian Baggini

Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.

Julian Baggini

I love the gallery, the arena of representation. It's a commercial world, and morality is based generally around economics, and that's taking place in the art gallery.

Jeff Koons

Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.

Thomas Edward Brown

Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers. -Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift

Alanna: The First Adventure

Our greatest moral regrets are always preceded by a series of unwise choices.

Ask It: The Question That Will Revolutionize How You Make Decisions

Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons  attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Our morality system has become a mechanical device for protecting us against ourselves; it is the handiwork of terror.

America And The Young Intellectual

Tut, tut, child!" said the Duchess. "Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.

Atlas Shrugged

Morality was probably the invention of unattractive men. Whom else does it benefit really

The Illicit Happiness of Other People

People are unhappy when they get something too easily. You have to sweat--that's the only moral they know.

I Am a Japanese Writer

Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated.

Killosophy

Ordinary human laws are the means -- however imperfect -- by which we express our understanding of the enduring moral law.

The Roots of American Order

From the moment that man submits God to moral judgment, he kills Him his own heart.

The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

However, create a limit for your communications and interactions with the opposite sex and respect that limit, else you tear away your delicate moral fabrics.

Shaping the dream