Sentence examples for moral imperfection from inspiring English sources

The word "monster" is derived from two Latin words: moneo, to warn, and monstro, to show forth; to Bosch's contemporaries, monsters embodied a warning of God's displeasure at man's moral imperfection.

In the fictional version, the hubris would be the some moral imperfection on the pitcher's part, and his fall would be delivered not by a bolt of lightning from the gods but through the pitcher's manager, who over-relied on him and sapped his tremendous gifts when they were needed most.

They are interim devices conditional on our moral imperfection.

Stigma has long been a part of our social existence, with the original Greek translation referring to a physical sign exposing a moral imperfection[ 1].

But it's also a way of deferring adulthood, with its unavoidable ideological compromises and moral imperfections.

Say what you like, though, about the moral imperfections of the Italian criminal justice system, it does not tolerate physical imperfection.

But none of our moral imperfections, a religious person might retort, can coherently be numbered among our essential properties as if we could never progress morally and never learn to become more loving persons.

But he finally acknowledges its inadequacy, pointing out, for instance, that any actual society may exhibit moral imperfections requiring reform from the standpoint of an ideal which cannot be exemplified in the roles available within that society.

Unlike the previous view, which distinguished between duty and supererogation in terms of the overall costs of enforcing duty, this approach is based on a principle of excuse: most human beings, due to their frail moral nature and imperfection are excused from omitting what from an ideal (religious, ethical) point of view is prescribed as a duty.

There's no doubting that I can relate more to the fictional characters whose imperfections, moral lapses, cringe-worthy pronouncements and bad judgment calls more closely resemble my own foibles and screw-ups, but Finch was and still is the one whom I aspire to emulate.

The moral is that man's imperfections are forgiven; one forgives this pat ending.