I am a lover of the cause of Christ and of virtue, chastity, and an upright, steady course of conduct and a… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of self. — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice, — Boyd K. Packer Copy Share Image
The courage of a great many men, and the virtue of a great many women, are the effect of vanity, shame, and… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a… — Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Copy Share Image
“Courage is chief among virtues. For when any virtue is challenged, it is courage alone that can restore virtue.” — Jack B Nicholson Copy Share Image
An honest man here lies at rest, the friend of man the friend of truth the friend of age and guide of… — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
Remember, Monsieur that roses are not gathered except in the midst of thorns and that heroic acts of virtue are accomplished only… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I suppose as long as novels last, and authors aim at interesting their public, there must always be in the story a… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Be faithful in all your exercises of piety and virtue; be always resigned; be satisfied, in the superior part of your soul,… — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
The second request of the very pure soul is to see the coming of the Father's kingdom (cf. Mt. 6:10). What this… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Ethics without virtue is an illusion. What is the highest purpose of ethics? It is to make a person good, that is… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
The only liberty that is valuable is a liberty connected with order; that not only exists along with order and virtue, but… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
I'm really very sorry for you all, but it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
An ideology can provide a satisfying narrative that explains chaotic events and collective misfortunes in a way that flatters the virtue and… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single man. His character determines the character of the organization. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If a man's mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
If anyone else asked that question, O He Who Is Terrible and Great, I would have said they were an ignorant fool;… — Jonathan Stroud Copy Share Image
There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do. It's all part of the same thing. And… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The chief cause of our misery is less the violence of our passions than the feebleness of our virtues. — Philibert Joseph Roux Copy Share Image
Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies.… — Janice Rogers Brown Copy Share Image
Hear all ye angels, progeny of light, Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. — John Milton Copy Share Image
