Immanuel Kant Quotes

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.

Some people may believe that their conscience is enough to guide them not to lie, be deceitful or do the other things God has commanded us not to do. I disagree.

… knowledge without conscience is but the ruin of the soul

My moral compass is strong.

Conscience is that candle of the Lord which was not quite put out.

Conscience is the light by which we interpret the will of God in our own lives.

Conscience connects us with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart.

That which impels man to do the right thing is God.

Conscience is the internal perception of God's Moral Law.

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

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.

Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and threats. Humans have morality. We don't need religion.

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.

The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught.

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy sea by measuring the distance we have run, but without any observation of the heavenly bodies.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

I hope there's some kind of morality in all my work.

The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.