Thomas Hardy Quotes

There is nothing politically right that is morally wrong.

I try not to do anything that's immoral.

I'm not saying you did the wrong thing. I'm not even saying it wasn't something I'd thought of doing, myself. But even if it was the just thing to do, or the fitting thing, it still wasn't the right thing.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

A book must have moral purpose to be any good. Why, I don't know.

That which is morally wrong will never be politically right.

doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right

There are no moral victories.

It is sometimes rational to do what is wrong, and sometimes irrational to do what is right

I'm not any more moral than my neighbors.

All moral laws are merely statements that certain kinds of actions will have good effects.

At the end of the day, if there are truly ethical considerations, those have to override scientific considerations.

What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

You ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.

If the end does not justify the means - what can?

We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come.

Ethics is a fluid term ...It's the standards by which a civilized society lives.

Truth is not half way between right and wrong;

We ought never to do wrong when anyone is looking.

The ends do not always justify the means

All effective actions require the passport of morality.

Everybody is grappling with their own moral compass, and that needle, like any needle, can't just stick. It's always floating a little bit, and depending on where you're standing, it's hard to read.

On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And Vanity comes along and asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But Conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?'