Great Virtues Quotes

23 quotes by 20 authors

Great necessities call out great virtues. — Abigail Adams
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. — Abigail Adams
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong. — Bertolt Brecht
Two great virtues . . . give a man power with the heavens - integrity and purity of character. Let a man possess these, let… — Wilford Woodruff
Do not be troubled because you have not great virtues. God made a million spears of grass where He made one tree. The earth is… — Henry Ward Beecher
Affliction is the school in which great virtues are acquired, in which great characters are formed. — Hannah More
The great virtues of the German people have created more evils than idleness ever did vices — Paul Valery
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer… — Walter Bagehot
The Art of Peace is based on four Great Virtues: Bravery, Wisdom, Love, and Friendship, symbolized by Fire, Heaven, Earth, and Water. — Morihei Ueshiba
Kindness is an everyday byproduct of all the great virtues. — Krista Tippett
No one should be judged by their defects. The great virtues a person has are his or her especially. But their errors are the common… — Swami Vivekananda
I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win. John is a standard… — Al Davis
All great virtues become great men. — Pierre Corneille
Great virtues may draw attention from defects, they cannot sanctify them. A pebble surrounded by diamonds remains a common stone, and a diamond surrounded by… — Robert Green Ingersoll
These are the times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of… — Abigail Adams
The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire.… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Stand tall and be strong in defense of those great virtues which have been the backbone of our social progress. When you are united, your… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues. — Khalil Gibran
Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones. — Sydney Smith

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