Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

To make our idea of morality center on forbidden acts is to defile the imagination and to introduce into our judgments of our fellow-men a secret element of gusto.

To make our idea of morality center on forbidden acts is to

Summary

This quote suggests that if we equate morality solely with forbidden actions, we taint our perception and introduce a hidden enjoyment in passing judgment on others. By fixating on what is prohibited, we corrupt our imagination and potentially derive pleasure from condemning others. It implies that our understanding of morality should not solely focus on what is forbidden but instead should consider a broader range of ethical principles and behaviors.

Topics

Superstition

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted f

A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.

Marshall McLuhan

Opinion

The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is w

The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.

Funny

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. T

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.

Truth

The Science you don't know looks like magic.

The Science you don't know looks like magic.

Christopher Moore

Science Magic

The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than pla

The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that distorts, confuses, and destroys the opportunity for a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ and of his gospel for millions of people.

Faith

In the same way as you cannot work with bees without being c

In the same way as you cannot work with bees without being cautious, you cannot work with people without being mindful of their humanity.

Work People

He was conscious of nothing except the blankness of the page

He was conscious of nothing except the blankness of the page in front of him, the itching of the skin above his ankle, the blaring of the music, and a slight booziness caused by the gin.

Writing

I don't believe in firing professors. They have academic fre

I don't believe in firing professors. They have academic freedom.

Alan Dershowitz

Freedom

You're always learning on different avenues and this is an o

You're always learning on different avenues and this is an opportunity for me to start on a fresh plate and start learning some other things that can really help me, that I need, and I want, to progress forward.

Learning

Music is part of the life of fashion, too.

Music is part of the life of fashion, too.

Music

All school districts receive funds from the federal governme

All school districts receive funds from the federal government, through the Department of Education, to support anti-drug education efforts.

Education

Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying

Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality.

Louis de Bernieres