--- title: "11 Virtue Means Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Virtue Means quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Virtue Means sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f9/friedrich-nietzsche-15_quote_and-again-there-are-those-who-sit-in-the_1985656.jpg" --- > [“And again, there are those who sit in their swamp and speak thus from the rushes: 'Virtue - that means to sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/and-again-there-are-those-who-sit-in-their-swamp-and-speak-thus-from/) [Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f9/friedrich-nietzsche-15_quote_and-again-there-are-those-who-sit-in-the_1985656.jpg) > [Hollywood wants its heroes to be virtuous, but it defines virtue in a way that excludes any action that is self-interested. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-tabarrok/hollywood-wants-its-heroes-to-be-virtuous-but-it-defines-virtue-in-a/) [Alex Tabarrok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-tabarrok/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/alex-tabarrok-17566_action_hollywood-wants-its-heroes-to-be-virtuou_451747.jpg) > [Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue ó these are the means of success, not caste or family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahabharata/truth-self-control-asceticism-generosity-non-injury-constancy-in/) [Mahabharata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahabharata/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/mahabharata-258930_character_truth-self-control-asceticism-generosity_1029642.jpg) > [“Virtue, whatever else it means, at least means being more human; it would not be virtuous if it did not. Sin, whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-davison/virtue-whatever-else-it-means-at-least-means-being-more-human-it/) [Andrew Davison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-davison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/andrew-davison-29889_character_virtue-whatever-else-it-means-at-least-m_3155093.jpg) > [Being 'poor in spirit' (a Christian virtue) means being detached from things - being able to possess goods without being possessed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-stenson/being-poor-in-spirit-a-christian-virtue-means-being-detached-from/) [James Stenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-stenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/james-stenson-70322_able_being-poor-in-spirit-a-christian-virtue_3041977.jpg) > [If we keep the path of virtue undefiled through devout and true knowledge, and do not deviate to either side, we will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maximus-the-confessor/if-we-keep-the-path-of-virtue-undefiled-through-devout-and-true/) [Maximus the Confessor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maximus-the-confessor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/maximus-the-confessor-7435_advent_if-we-keep-the-path-of-virtue-undefiled_1996359.jpg) > [Wisdom and virtue are by no means sufficient, without the supplemental laws of good-breeding, to secure freedom from degenerating into rudeness, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/wisdom-and-virtue-are-by-no-means-sufficient-without-the-supplemental/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/samuel-johnson-50_breeding_wisdom-and-virtue-are-by-no-means-suffic_189685.png) > [Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/virtue-means-doing-the-right-thing-in-relation-to-the-right-person-at/) [Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/aristotle-78_amount_virtue-means-doing-the-right-thing-in-re_1170044.png) > [“I read somewhere that every inch of rope used in the British Navy has a strand of red in it, so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/i-read-somewhere-that-every-inch-of-rope-used-in-the-british-navy-has/) [Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/louisa-may-alcott-318_character_i-read-somewhere-that-every-inch-of-rope_31304.png) > [The virtual community? The word virtual does not mean "virtue." It means "not." When I go to the store and they say:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clifford-stoll/the-virtual-community-the-word-virtual-does-not-mean-virtue-it-means/) [Clifford Stoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clifford-stoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/clifford-stoll-13747_block_the-virtual-community-the-word-virtual-d_676401.jpg) > [“Virtue does not consist in whether you face towards the East or the West; virtue means believing in God, the Last Day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/virtue-does-not-consist-in-whether-you-face-towards-the-east-or-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/anonymous-1_character_virtue-does-not-consist-in-whether-you-f_315849.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue-means/#itemlist", "name": "Virtue Means Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And again, there are those who sit in their swamp and speak thus from the rushes: 'Virtue - that means to sit quietly in the swamp. 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For 'I will sing a psalm and in a pure path I will understand when Thou wilt come to me' (cf. Ps. 101:1-2). 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Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aristotle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/virtue-means-doing-the-right-thing-in-relation-to-the-right-person-at/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/aristotle-78_amount_virtue-means-doing-the-right-thing-in-re_1170044.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/aristotle-78_amount_virtue-means-doing-the-right-thing-in-re_1170044.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/aristotle-78_amount_virtue-means-doing-the-right-thing-in-re_1170044.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent…” — Aristotle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I read somewhere that every inch of rope used in the British Navy has a strand of red in it, so that wherever a bit of it is found it is known. That is the text of my little sermon to you. Virtue, which means honour, honesty, courage, and all that makes character, is the red thread that marks a good man wherever he is.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Louisa May Alcott" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/i-read-somewhere-that-every-inch-of-rope-used-in-the-british-navy-has/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/louisa-may-alcott-318_character_i-read-somewhere-that-every-inch-of-rope_31304.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/louisa-may-alcott-318_character_i-read-somewhere-that-every-inch-of-rope_31304.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/louisa-may-alcott-318_character_i-read-somewhere-that-every-inch-of-rope_31304.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I read somewhere that every inch of rope used in the British Navy has a strand of red in it, so that…” — Louisa May Alcott", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The virtual community? The word virtual does not mean \"virtue.\" It means \"not.\" When I go to the store and they say: The shirt that you brought in is virtually done. It means it is not done, in the same way that the virtual community is not a community. There is no commitment there. When you log off, you are not a member of it anymore. My flesh and blood community, the sense of knowing my neighbor, knowing the guy across the street, having dinner with the people down the block, getting along with each other and making compromises, that's a genuine community with a commitment.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clifford Stoll" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clifford-stoll/the-virtual-community-the-word-virtual-does-not-mean-virtue-it-means/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/clifford-stoll-13747_block_the-virtual-community-the-word-virtual-d_676401.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/clifford-stoll-13747_block_the-virtual-community-the-word-virtual-d_676401.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/clifford-stoll-13747_block_the-virtual-community-the-word-virtual-d_676401.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The virtual community? 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