“The angel within me thrives on the devil within me.” SelfMoralityDevilAngelThriveGuardian Angel Author:Kedar Joshi
“You're damn right we need a rational code of morality and ethics. But not much progress can be made in that direction while we've still got a majority ranting about gods, devils, souls, and absolute morality, and using an ancient book written by ignorant nomads as a guide.” NeedsMadeStillsBookSoulProgressWrittenMoralityEthicsDevilAbsolutesMajorityAncientGuidesIgnorantRationalCodeDamnNomadMorality And Ethics Author:Doug Graham
“The friends of Job appear on the scene as advisers and "consolers," offering Job the fruits of their moral scientia. But when Job insists that his sufferings have no explanation and that he cannot discover the reason for them through conventional ethical concepts, his friends turn into accusers, and curse Job as a sinner. Thus, instead of consolers, they become torturers by virtue of their very morality, and in so doing, while claiming to be advocates of God, they act as instruments of the devil.” ReasonJobsSufferingTurnsMoralVirtueMoralitySceneDevilConceptsInstrumentsFruitCurseExplanationSinnerEthicalOfferingConventionalAdviserAccusers Author:Thomas Merton
“Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.” MenShouldWarSpiritualLawEconomicMoralityDevilCommittedCorruptionAlcoholSettingSettingsCowardiceIdolatryFalse Gods Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“To become a lawyer you must discard your ethics and become an eloquent devil that views justice as god.” JusticeViewsMoralityEthicsDevilLawyerEloquent Author:Kane Morgan