| Summary |
Moral |
Episode |
| Captivity |
The customs and history of your race show a unique hatred for captivity. Even when it is pleasant and benevolent, you prefer death! |
TOS : The Cage |
| Perfection |
The search for perfection is not always a good thing |
TOS : What Are Little Girls Made Of? |
| Brilliance |
A brilliant past does not guarantee a glorious future |
TOS : Dagger of the Mind |
| Puberty |
Puberty can be a killer experience |
TOS : Miri |
| Sins |
The sins of the past are sure to find you out |
TOS : The Conscience of the King |
| Logic |
Logic alone does not a commander make |
TOS : The Galileo Seven |
| Revenge |
When you set out to gain revenge, be sure you are on the right path |
TOS : Court Martial |
| Loyalty |
Loyalty, no matter the consequences, is a good thing |
TOS : The Menagerie, Part 1 |
| Delusion |
Delusion, is better than being disabled |
TOS : The Menagerie, Part 2 |
| Wishes |
Be careful what you wish for you may just get it |
TOS : Shore Leave |
| Childhood |
An important lesson is to respect others |
TOS : The Squire of Gothos |
| Power |
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely |
TOS : Where No Man Has Gone Before |
| Advancement |
No matter how advanced you are, the past can still be important |
TOS : Arena |
| Forgiveness |
Forgiveness is the sign of an advanced mind |
TOS : Arena |
| Vengeance |
Vengeance taken to extreme, can destroy the universe |
TOS : The Alternative Factor |
| Time Travel |
Time Travel is a very dangerous thing |
TOS : Tomorrow is Yesterday |
| Computers |
Computers do not make for a good government |
TOS : The Return of the Archons |
| War |
You must fight to end a war |
TOS : A Taste of Armageddon |
| Genetic Engineering |
Nothing good will ever come from genetic engineering |
TOS : Space Seed |
| Paradise |
Paradise is not always what it seems |
TOS : This Side of Paradise |
| Motherhood |
Motherhood is the most powerful force in the universe |
TOS : The Devil in the Dark |
| Monsters |
Rock eating pizza monsters are people too |
TOS : The Devil in the Dark |
| War |
War is childish and one day you will grow out of it |
TOS : Errand of Mercy |
| Love |
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one |
TOS : The City on the Edge of Forever |
| Appearences |
Size isn't everything. |
TOS : The Corbomite Maneuver |
| Evil |
Evil cannot survive in the cold light of day |
TOS : Operation: Annihilate! |
| Enemies |
When you stand up to them, your enemies aren't always as impressive as they first seemed |
TOS : Catspaw |
| Love |
Is in the eye of the beholder |
TOS : Metamorphosis |
| Knowledge |
Knowledge is a two edged sword |
TOS : Friday's Child |
| Obsolescence |
You have to recognise when your time is over |
TOS : Who Mourns for Adonais? |
| Animal Instincts |
We must fight to maintain our "humanity" |
TOS : Amok Time |
| Bullies |
The bigger they are the harder they fall |
TOS : The Doomsday Machine |
| Appearances |
Things are not always what they seem |
TOS : Wolf in the Fold |
| Probes |
You have to be very very careful when you give instructions to a computer |
TOS : The Changeling |
| Freedom |
Freedom is vital, whether you realise it or not |
TOS : The Apple |
| Paradise |
Sometimes it should come with a health warning |
TOS : The Apple |
| Confidence |
Confidence can make you more beautiful than any pill |
TOS : Mudd's Women |
| Evil |
Being evil can be a whole lot of fun |
TOS : Mirror, Mirror |
| Old Age |
Old age is wasted on the young |
TOS : The Deadly Years |
| Androids |
Illogical behaviour can void your warranty |
TOS : I, Mudd |
| Character |
Cute furry animals are a good judge of character |
TOS : The Trouble With Tribbles |
| Restraint |
Favours for loyalty is a high price to pay |
TOS : Bread and Circuses |
| Federation |
The whole is stronger than it's parts |
TOS : Journey to Babel |
| Arms Race |
An arms race is not a good thing, but it is sometimes the best thing available |
TOS : A Private Little War |
| Slavery |
A species that enslaves other beings is not superior |
TOS : The Gamesters of Triskelion |
| Revenge |
Revenge can blind you to the needs of the job at hand |
TOS : Obsession |
| Investigation |
Sometimes you have to risk all to find the truth |
TOS : The Immunity Syndrome |
| Integrity |
We all have, and all need, our dark side |
TOS : The Enemy Within |
| Immitation |
Imitation is not always the sincerest form of flattery |
TOS : A Piece of the Action |
| Invasion |
Invasion is not the only way |
TOS : By Any Other Name |
| Loan |
Be careful what you lend to people, you may not get it back |
TOS : Return to Tomorrow |
| History |
We must learn the lessons of history or we are doomed to repeat them |
TOS : Patterns of Force |
| Computers |
No computer, no matter how advanced, must be allowed to run a starship |
TOS : The Ultimate Computer |
| Liberty |
Liberty and freedom have to be more than just words |
TOS : The Omega Glory |
| Trust |
Sometimes you just have to trust that people will do the right thing |
TOS : Assignment: Earth |
| Action |
Sometimes the best cause of action is no action at all |
TOS : Spectre of the Gun |
| Duty |
Duty and loyalty will win out over any simple infatuation |
TOS : Elaan of Troyius |
| Questing |
Even when they lose their memory Starfleet officers will still try to better themselves |
TOS : The Paradise Syndrome |
| Love |
Love can blind you to the monster within |
TOS : The Man Trap |
| Deception |
When the stakes are high it is sometimes necessary to deceive |
TOS : The Enterprise Incident |
| Dishonesty |
Dishonesty can mislead a child, but they will never really forget what is important |
TOS : And the Children Shall Lead |
| Disaster |
Even the best of writers can produce junk |
TOS : Spock's Brain |
| Beauty |
Even the ugly need love |
TOS : Is There in Truth no Beauty? |
| Self Sacrifice |
Self sacrifice can save an entire species |
TOS : The Empath |
| Death? |
Death is not always fatal |
TOS : The Tholian Web |
| Computers |
Allowing a computer to run your life is never a great idea |
TOS : For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky |
| Confusion |
It can sometimes be difficult to know who the real enemy is |
TOS : Day of the Dove |
| Wisdom |
Knowing that revenge does not bring happiness |
TOS : Plato's Stepchildren |
| Science |
Despite the odds science will provide a solution |
TOS : Wink of an Eye |
| Intoxication |
Alcohol, and similar compounds, can make you regret your actions in the morning |
TOS : The Naked Time |
| Cooperation |
Working together can solve problems |
TOS : That Which Survives |
| Prejudice |
Prejudice can lead to major disaster |
TOS : Let that be Your Last Battlefield |
| Insanity |
No good ever comes of the inmates taking over the asylum |
TOS : Whom Gods Destroy |
| Problems |
Radical problems require radical solutions |
TOS : The Mark of Gideon |
| Pressure |
Pressure can kill you in the end |
TOS : The Lights of Zetar |
| Fresh Air |
Without it people can get a little techy |
TOS : The Cloud Minders |
| Hippies |
Just because the hippies say it's so doesn't make it so |
TOS : The Way to Eden |
| Love |
Not for the mechanical of heart |
TOS : Requiem for Methuselah |
| Good vs Evil |
Good with alway prevail over evil even though it may lose a few good men |
TOS : The Savage Curtain |
| Time Travel |
Apparently you can hide from your problems, forever |
TOS : All Our Yesterdays |
| Power |
Power without wisdom is a very dangerous thing |
TOS : Charlie X |
| Qualifications |
A mad doctor and a body swap machine does not a captain make |
TOS : Turnabout Intruder |
| Command |
Looking the part is simply not enough |
TOS : Turnabout Intruder |
| Looks |
Just because you look like the devil doesn't mean you're evil |
TOS : Balance of Terror |
| Cold war |
In space, all warriors are cold warriors |
TOS : Balance of Terror |
