ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Mortality is a private and costly luxury” is said by-
A
Cowper
B
Henry Adams
C
John Milton
D
Blake
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -noun, plural mo·ral·i·ties for 4-6. conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct. moral quality or character. virtue in sexual matters; chastity. a doctrine or system of morals.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the normative sense, “morality” refers to a code of conduct that would be accepted by anyone who meets certain intellectual and volitional conditions, almost always including the condition of being rational.

Detailed explanation-3: -Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with “goodness” or “rightness".

Detailed explanation-4: -10) “Morality is a private and costly luxury.” – Henry Adams What do you understand by this statement?

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