Quotes on Moral Behavior

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Since survival is the sine qua non, I now define the "moral behavior" as "behavior that tends toward survival".

A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

Morals - all correct moral laws - derive from the instinct to survive. Moral behavior is survival behavior above the individual level.