"We must not indulge in unfavorable views..." - Quote by Walter Winchell
We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.
More by Walter Winchell
More on Humanity
“We know lots of things we didn't use to know but we don't know any way to prevent 'em from happening.”
“The world has been close to war before - but now man, who has survived all previous threats to his existence, has taken into his mortal hands the power to exterminate the entire species some seven times over.”
“I think the King is but a man as I am: the violet smells to him as it doth to me.”
More on Morality
“Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.”
“Somewhere somebody must have some sense. Men must see that force begets force, hate begets hate, toughness begets toughness. And it is all a descending spiral, ultimately ending in destruction for all and everybody. Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the universe. And you do that by love.”
“It is not true that men can be divided into absolutely honest persons and absolutely dishonest ones. Our honesty varies with the strain put on it.”