Elegant Expressions About Morality
- A person of noble character does not harbor resentment; for a great soul forgets the wrongs it encounters.
- Morality is the foundation of all things, and truth is the essence of every ethical principle.
- Fear is the father of morality.
- I remain optimistic; humanity has transcended moral boundaries, so why not surpass the limits of physics?
- The pinnacle of ethics is to forgive when you have the power to retaliate.
- The squashed worm curls in on itself as a sign of wisdom, thus limiting its chances of being trodden on again—this is known as humility in the language of morality.
- In the beginning, there is bread; then, there are morals.
- Each human culture establishes its own ethical system, often viewing the morals of others with suspicion and disdain.
- When faced with an offense, do not consider the strongest response; instead, contemplate the most appropriate one, as noble ethics is a splendid thing.
- Nothing is greater than the bond between sincerity and piety, between patience and knowledge, and between truthfulness and action, for they adorn morality and are the roots of virtue.
- We are only truly impoverished when we are devoid of ethics.
- One aspect of morality is concealing one’s self-importance while undermining the capabilities of others.
- The roots of all reprehensible morals lie in arrogance, humiliation, and baseness; whereas the roots of all commendable morals are humility and high aspirations.
The Impact of Morality on Individuals
- Morality grows like a plant with its roots in the sky, while its flowers and fruits perfume the earth.
- To be fully exemplary is to forget the rights owed to you while remembering those owed by you, considering your offenses as significant while minimizing those of others.
- Civilization consists not merely of tools we use and consume, but rather of the noble ethics we employ.
- When one becomes overly enamored with themselves, they become blind to their own faults, neglecting efforts to rectify them, and ignore virtues, avoiding the pursuit of acquiring them, thereby leading a life devoid of ethics—a source of all evil, distanced from all good.
- We approach greatness to achieve it through our humility and honorable ethics.
- Abundant morality contains treasures of sustenance.
- Moral upbringing is more essential for a person than their bread and clothing.
- You cannot give without love, and you cannot love without morality.
- Morality is not just about being virtuous; it is about being virtuous for a purpose.
- Two things continuously inspire admiration and respect in me: the starry sky above and the nobility of morals within myself.
- Institutions decay when their foundation is not grounded in ethics.
- Associate with others according to any conduct you wish, and they will accompany you accordingly.
- A moral person is one who feels bashful when praised and remains silent when criticized.
- Morality is not merely a code for interpersonal interactions; it is what organizes society and protects it from chaos.
Wise Quotes on Good Ethics
- Indeed, Allah has made the virtues of ethics and goodness a link between us and Him.
- Life is short, so do not shorten it further with sorrow; friends are few, so do not lose them through blame; enemies are many, so do not increase their numbers with poor morality.
- Integrity and ethics are a form of art that blends desire, ability, will, talent, intelligence, and circumstance, allowing the individual to adapt without sanctity or prophecy.
- When morals and principles are subject to doubt, values and authenticity become foolishness, and seeking rights and addressing wrongs is seen as heresy; then, you are in a homeland awaiting its demise.
- If I were to write a book on ethics, it would contain 100 pages, 99 of which would be blank, with the last page stating: I know only one duty, which is love.
- Morality is personal, while etiquette is universal.
- Three things empower the weakest nations: righteous belief, beneficial knowledge, and strong ethics; and three things weaken the strongest nations: the indulgence of women, the tyranny of rulers, and the discord of the people.
- Morals reveal themselves in times of adversity.
Poetic Verses on Ethics
- The poet Ma’ruf Al-Rusafi states in his poem, “Ethics grow like plants”:
Ethics grow like plants,
If watered with the waters of nobility;
They thrive when tended by the nurturer,
On the trunk of virtue, bearing fruit;
And they rise with dignity, aligned,
As the pipes of the canal are aligned;
They revive from the core of glory a spirit,
With flowers that are fragrant;
And I have not seen any place for creation,
That nurtures them like a mother’s embrace.
For a mother’s lap is a school that ascends,
Through the upbringing of sons or daughters.
The character of a newborn is measured well,
By the character of the mothers who raised them.
And the cherished isn’t equivalent to
The unworthy offspring of disreputable traits.
And the growth of plants in a garden,
Is not like weeds growing in the wilderness.
Oh, wide chest of the girl, welcome,
For you are the abode of the finest sentiments.
We see, when you embrace a child, a tablet,
That exceeds all tablets of life.
If the infant leans on you,
The illustrations of tenderness arise vividly;
The morals of young ones reflect upon you,
As images reflect upon the mirror.
And your heart’s strokes teach nothing but lessons,
For the first lesson of refining character,
Is upon you, oh wide chest of the girl.
How can we presume goodness in children,
When they grow in the embrace of ignorance?
And is excellence to be expected in children,
If they suckle from breasts of insufficiencies?
What is the fault of mothers who have shown ignorance,
Since they have brought forth all madness of mischief?
How tender they are to the infant without knowledge,
Only to lose their tenderness along with those who nurse them.
Oh, mother of the faithful, we complain to you,
Of our calamity due to the ignorance of the faithful.
This is indeed a great misfortune, oh mother,
“We are about to choke on the Euphrates.”
After you, we took customs as religion,
So the Muslims are the most miserable of women.
They have misguided them along the path of loss,
And turned them away from the avenues of life,
To the extent they were confined to the abyss of the house,
Until they became akin to tools.
And they deemed them weaker than flies,
Without wings, and lesser than ambitions;
And they said the Shari’a of Islam prescribes,
To give preference to “those over women.”
And they claimed that the meaning of knowledge is something,
That restricts the chest of the wealthy women.
And they said that the ignorant women are more chaste,
Than educated women in avoiding obscenity.
They have lied about Islam so outrageously,
That the sun trembles from its tremors.
Isn’t knowledge in Islam a duty,
For its sons and its daughters?
And our mother in knowledge was an ocean,
Unlocking challenges for those who seek answers.
And the prophet taught her the finest of knowledge,
So she was among the most distinguished scholars.
That is why he said, “Return to her,
For two-thirds of your religion comes from her.”
And the knowledge used to be imparted, but now,
It is acquired from the presence of schoolteachers;
And through reports from substantial books,
And with ink drawn from the pen;
Haven’t we seen in the past, bright women,
And the companions, writers, and poets?
And the women of the nation previously,
Would join battles with the invaders;
They would provide support on the enemies,
And heal the bleeding wounds:
How many of them were captured and tasted,
The disgrace of humiliation in the bondage of opponents?
So what harm is there today if we turned our attention,
To some glance at our ancestors?
They walked along the path of guidance while we have wandered,
Upon a method of splitting and scattering.
We see ignorance of young girls as chastity,
As if ignorance protects the young girls.
And we underestimate their spouses not for any crime,
And thus inflict upon them various forms of harm;
And we confine them to the house out of compulsion,
And we presume them to be among the blemishes.
If they buried daughters alive, we have buried,
All our women before their death;
We have concealed them from seeking excellence,
So they lived in their ignorance, utterly destroyed.
If the qualities of a nation lacked malignancy,
Women would not have been confined.
The refinement of men is a vital condition,
For it makes their women refined.
And what harm does a chaste woman experience by uncovering her face,
In front of the brave and honorable?
I would sacrifice my soul for the nature of the Arabs,
Even if they are described here as rough.
How many beauties of their kind appear,
Uncovered and unflawed.