Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.

Quote by Felix Adler

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An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial...

An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial...

The ethical manifold, conceived of as unified, furnishes, or rather is, the ideal of the...

The ethical manifold, conceived of as unified, furnishes, or rather is, the ideal of the...

Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful...

Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful...

Simplicity should not be identified with bareness.

Simplicity should not be identified with bareness.

The exercises of our meeting are to be simple and devoid of all ceremonial and...

The exercises of our meeting are to be simple and devoid of all ceremonial and...

Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at...

Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at...

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up...

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up...

People may be said to resemble not the bricks of which a house is built,...

People may be said to resemble not the bricks of which a house is built,...

Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other,...

Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other,...

The platform of an Ethical Society is itself the altar; the address must be the...

The platform of an Ethical Society is itself the altar; the address must be the...

Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly...

Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly...

In a country of such recent civilization as ours, whose almost limitless treasures of material...

In a country of such recent civilization as ours, whose almost limitless treasures of material...

The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will...

The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will...

For more than three thousand years men have quarreled concerning the formulas of their faith.

For more than three thousand years men have quarreled concerning the formulas of their faith.

Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms...

Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms...

You do not build your own houses, nor make your own garments, nor bake your...

You do not build your own houses, nor make your own garments, nor bake your...

Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks...

Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks...

You will find the Americans much like the Greeks found the Romans: great, big, vulgar,...

You will find the Americans much like the Greeks found the Romans: great, big, vulgar,...

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on...

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on...

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy is a paradise for...

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy is a paradise for...

Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer

Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer

In the meantime, rest well and dream of large women.

In the meantime, rest well and dream of large women.