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morality (məˈrælɪtɪ)
n, pl -ties
1. the quality of being moral
2. conformity, or degree of conformity, to conventional standards of moral conduct
3. a system of moral principles

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“Just because you’re taught that something’s right and everyone believes it’s right, it don’t make it right.” -Huck Finn

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“I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.” - John Proctor

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"Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes but after a certain point I don't care what it's founded on."

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"Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial." - Cassio

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“A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.”
― Tim O'Brien

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"A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life." - The Chosen

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“Do not think about sin, he thought. There are enough problems now without sin. Also I have no understanding of it.”

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“Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“Two things everybody's got tuh do fuh theyselves. They got tuh go tuh God, and they got tuh find out about livin' fuh theyselves.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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“The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?”
― Henry David Thoreau

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"I think that moral earnestness is a good thing for any times, but particularly for these times." - Tennessee Williams

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“Mi'ija, in a world as wrong as this one, all we can do is to make things as right as we can.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees

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“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

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“You have to do what you think is the right thing, but just make sure it’s the right thing in the long run, and not just for the moment.”
― John Knowles, A Separate Peace

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“A man who has been shot at is a new realist, and what do you say to a realist when the war is a war of ideals?”
― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels

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“...if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom...”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

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“Once traveling, it's remarkable how quickly faith erodes. It starts to look like something else--ignorance, for example. Same thing happened to the Israelites. Sure it's weak, but sometimes you'd rather just have a map.”
― Leif Enger, Peace Like a River

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“The night was a magnificent confirmation of "women and children first," yet somehow the loss rate was higher for Third Class children than First Class men.”
― Walter Lord, A Night to Remember

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“In times of war, you often hear leaders—Christian, Jewish, and Muslim—saying, ‘God is on our side.’ But that isn’t true. In war, God is on the side of refugees, widows, and orphans.”
― Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time

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“THAT'S WHAT POWERFUL MEN DO TO THIS COUNTRY - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, SEXY, BREATHLESS COUNTRY, AND POWERFUL MEN USE IT TO TREAT THEMSELVES TO A THRILL! THEY SAY THEY LOVE IT BUT THEY DON'T MEAN IT. THEY SAY THINGS TO MAKE THEMSELVES APPEAR GOOD - THEY MAKE THEMSELVES APPEAR MORAL...THE COUNTRY WANTS A SAVIOUR. THE COUNTRY IS A SUCKER FOR POWERFUL MEN WHO LOOK GOOD. WE THINK THEY'RE MORALISTS AND THEN THEY JUST USE US.”
― John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany

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morality (məˈrælɪtɪ)n, pl -ties1. the quality of being moral2. conformity, or degree of conformity, to conventional standards of moral conduct3. a system of moral principles

“Just because you’re taught that something’s right and everyone believes it’s right, it don’t make it right.” -Huck Finn

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“I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.” - John Proctor

"Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes but after a certain point I don't care what it's founded on."

"Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial." - Cassio

“A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.” ― Tim O'Brien

"A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life." - The Chosen

“Do not think about sin, he thought. There are enough problems now without sin. Also I have no understanding of it.”

“Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.” ― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

“Two things everybody's got tuh do fuh theyselves. They got tuh go tuh God, and they got tuh find out about livin' fuh theyselves.” ― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

“The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?” ― Henry David Thoreau

"I think that moral earnestness is a good thing for any times, but particularly for these times." - Tennessee Williams

“Mi'ija, in a world as wrong as this one, all we can do is to make things as right as we can.” ― Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees

“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.” ― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

“You have to do what you think is the right thing, but just make sure it’s the right thing in the long run, and not just for the moment.” ― John Knowles, A Separate Peace

“A man who has been shot at is a new realist, and what do you say to a realist when the war is a war of ideals?” ― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels

“...if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom...” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

“Once traveling, it's remarkable how quickly faith erodes. It starts to look like something else--ignorance, for example. Same thing happened to the Israelites. Sure it's weak, but sometimes you'd rather just have a map.” ― Leif Enger, Peace Like a River

“The night was a magnificent confirmation of "women and children first," yet somehow the loss rate was higher for Third Class children than First Class men.” ― Walter Lord, A Night to Remember

“In times of war, you often hear leaders—Christian, Jewish, and Muslim—saying, ‘God is on our side.’ But that isn’t true. In war, God is on the side of refugees, widows, and orphans.” ― Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time

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morality (məˈrælɪtɪ)
n, pl -ties
1. the quality of being moral
2. conformity, or degree of conformity, to conventional standards of moral conduct
3. a system of moral principles

“A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.”
― Tim O'Brien

“Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

“Two things everybody's got tuh do fuh theyselves. They got tuh go tuh God, and they got tuh find out about livin' fuh theyselves.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

“The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?”
― Henry David Thoreau

“Mi'ija, in a world as wrong as this one, all we can do is to make things as right as we can.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees

“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

“You have to do what you think is the right thing, but just make sure it’s the right thing in the long run, and not just for the moment.”
― John Knowles, A Separate Peace

“A man who has been shot at is a new realist, and what do you say to a realist when the war is a war of ideals?”
― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels

“...if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom...”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

“Once traveling, it's remarkable how quickly faith erodes. It starts to look like something else--ignorance, for example. Same thing happened to the Israelites. Sure it's weak, but sometimes you'd rather just have a map.”
― Leif Enger, Peace Like a River

“The night was a magnificent confirmation of "women and children first," yet somehow the loss rate was higher for Third Class children than First Class men.”
― Walter Lord, A Night to Remember

“In times of war, you often hear leaders—Christian, Jewish, and Muslim—saying, ‘God is on our side.’ But that isn’t true. In war, God is on the side of refugees, widows, and orphans.”
― Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time