Moral

• The word moral derives from the latin ‘mores’ meaning habits.

Morals of a Person

• The morals of a person means, the ethics that person lives by, such as the Ten Commandments in The Bible

Moral of a story

• The moral of a story is, the lesson the story teaches us about how to behave, in order to be a better person.
• For example, Aesop’s Fables end with a moral, such as ‘Pride comes before a Fall.’

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