"The consideration that human happiness and moral..." - Quote by George Washington
The consideration that human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected will always continue to prompt me to promote the former by inculcating the practice of the latter.
More by George Washington
“One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.”
“Conscience ... seldom comes to a man's aid while he is in the zenith of health and revelling in pomp and luxury upon illgotten spoils. It is generally the last act of his life, and it comes too late to be of much service to others here, or to himself hereafter.”
“It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals.”
More on Happiness
“You cannot judge the value of a life by its quantity. It is by the joy that you are feeling. The more joyful you are, the longer you live. Let yourself relax and breathe and be free and be joyous, and romp.”
“The discontented man finds no easy chair.”
“What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.”
More on Morality
“To denounce moralizing out of hand is to pronounce a moral judgment.”
“I think teaching a man to hate himself is much more criminal than teaching a man to hate someone else.”
“No matter what theory of the origin of government you adopt, if you follow it out to its legitimate conclusions it will bring you face to face with the moral law.”