Quotessence
Home / Authors / Matthew Scully
Matthew Scully

Matthew Scully Quotes

Author

Filter quotes by topic

AllAnimalFactoriesEvilHumansMoralCreaturesHuman BeingsWorldCrueltyFarmsPeopleAnimalsAppetiteChoicesDogExcuseFarmingGluttonyHeartHot

Famous Matthew Scully Quotes

“Let's just call things what they are. When a man's love of finery clouds his moral judgment, that is vanity. When he lets a demanding palate make his moral choices, that is gluttony. When he ascribes the divine will to his own whims, that is pride. And when he gets angry at being reminded of animal suffering that his own daily choices might help avoid, that is moral cowardice.”

MenHelpingMightSufferingChoicesAnimalMoralDivinePrideJudgmentAngryCloudsVanityCowardiceWhimGluttonyPalateMoral JudgmentDivine WillMoral ChoicesAnimal SufferingDaily Choices
Author:Matthew Scully
Create image

“If we are defined by reason and morality, then reason and morality must define our choices, even when animals are concerned. When people say, for example, that they like their veal or hot dogs too much to ever give them up, and yeah it's sad about the farms but that's just the way it is, reason hears in that the voice of gluttony. We can say that what makes a human being human is precisely the ability to understand that the suffering of an animal is more important than the taste of a treat.”

PeopleIfsWayGivingHumansImportantReasonSufferingChoicesVoiceHuman BeingsAbilityAnimalToo MuchDogExampleMoralityTasteConcernedTreatsHotYeahDefinedFarmsBeing HumanOur ChoicesGluttonyHot Dog
Author:Matthew Scully
Create image