Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
A sacrament by virtue of which each imparts nothing but vexations to the other. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use. — Benjamin Whichcote Copy Share Image
Modesty isn't always a virtue; it can be a hindrance; a careful measure of personal pride builds confidence and ensures success. — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
The art of poetry is to touch the passions, and its duty to lead them on the side of virtue. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Baby, I can't say how the gods of virtue will judge you. But, I do know if I meet you again, in… — KM II Copy Share Image
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Without the restraints of religion and social worship, men become savages much sooner than savages become civilized by means of religion and… — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
Religion is indeed woman's panoply; no one who wishes her happiness would divest her of it; no one who appreciates her virtues… — C. A. Bartol Copy Share Image
All citizens including women are equally admissible to all public dignities, offices, and employments, according to their capacity, and with no other… — Olympe de Gouges Copy Share Image
Virtue and taste are nearly the same, for virtue is little more than active taste, and the most delicate affections of each… — Ann Radcliffe Copy Share Image
The virtue of Love is nothing and all, or that Nothing visible out of which All Things proceed. Its power is through… — Jakob Bohme Copy Share Image
In testimony of their Respect For The Patriot of incorruptible Integrity, The Soldier of approved Valour The Statesman of consummate Wisdom; Whose… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Lucky are you, reader, if you happen not to be of that sex to whom it is forbidden all good things; to… — Marie de Gournay Copy Share Image
A virtuous and well-disposed person, like a good metal, the more he is fired, the more he is fined; the more he… — Cardinal Richelieu Copy Share Image
“And so sovereign Providence has often produced a remarkable effect--evil men making other evil men good. For some, when they think they… — Boethius Copy Share Image
Reagents are regarded as acting by virtue of a constitutional affinity either for electrons or for nuclei... the terms electrophilic (electron-seeking) and… — Christopher Kelk Ingold Copy Share Image
Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate, no despotism can enslave. At… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
To play chess on a truly high level requires a constant stream of exact, informed decisions, made in real time and under… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
A prince must not have any objective nor any thought, nor take up any art, other than the art of war and… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Such is the pure movement of nature prior to all reflection. Such is the force of natural pity, which the most depraved… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
There can be no truly moral choice unless that choice is made in freedom; similarly, there can be no really firmly grounded… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
The great virtue of a diversified food economy, like a diverse pasture or farm, is its ability to withstand any shock. The… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Homeliness is the best guard of a young girl's virtue. — Stephanie Felicite, comtesse de Genlis Copy Share Image
