Chastity Quotes

157 Chastity quotes by 107 unique authors

It is not always from valor or from chastity that men are brave, and women chaste. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I call not that virginity a virtue, which resideth onely in the bodies integrity; much less if it be with a purpose of perpetually keeping… — John Donne
Let us again clothe ourselves with these proved and sterling virtues - honesty, truthfulness, chastity, sobriety, temperance, industry, and thrift; let us discard all covetousness… — J. Reuben Clark
When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared… — Thomas Paine
I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek… — George Sand
Only through the Eucharist is it possible to live the heroic virtues of Christianity: charity, to the point of forgiving one's enemies; love for those… — Pope John Paul II
Chastity, like honesty, is a civic as well as a personal virtue. When a society loses chastity, it begins to destroy itself. — Unknown Author
Chastity is a virtue with some, but with many it is almost a vice. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect. — George Santayana
There is but one love of Jesus, as there is but one person in the poor - Jesus. We take vows of chastity to love… — Mother Teresa
The generative energy, which, when we are loose, dissipates and makes us unclean, when we are continent invigorates and inspires us. Chastity is the flowering… — Henry David Thoreau
Chastity is more a state of mind than of anatomy. — Edward Abbey
Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity. — Geoffrey Chaucer
Chastity seems to have come as a late development. What the primitive maiden dreaded was not the loss of her virginity but a reputation for… — Unknown Author
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means, at the point of highest… — C.S. Lewis
Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity. — Remy de Gourmont
What is discipleship? It is primarily obedience to the Savior. Discipleship includes many things. It is chastity. It is tithing. It is family home evening.… — James E. Faust
An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity. — Michel de Montaigne
Much of the modern resistance to chastity comes from men's belief that they 'own' their bodies—those vast and perilous estates, pulsating with the energy that… — C.S. Lewis
There is no true Latter-day Saint who would not rather bury a son or a daughter than to have him or her lose his or… — Heber J. Grant
Chastity always takes its toll. In some it produces pimples; in others, sex laws. — Karl Kraus
The law of chastity is not a negative proposition, but a positive one because in its observance there are spiritual values that far outweigh the… — Antoine R. Ivins
The price the Virgin demanded was purity, and the way the educators of Catholic children have interpreted this for nearly two thousand years is sexual… — Marina Warner
It's all love or sex these days. Friendship is almost as quaint and outdated a notion as chastity. Soon friends will be like the elves… — C.S. Lewis
We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition. — Alex Comfort

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