Virtue Quotes

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When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. — Edmund Burke
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without… — Edmund Burke
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist. — Edmund Burke
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. — Edmund Burke
Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants. — Edmund Burke
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is… — Louisa May Alcott
If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue. — Samuel Butler
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence. — Samuel Butler
A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy. — Samuel Butler
In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa. — Samuel Butler
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. — Samuel Butler
Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable… — Samuel Butler
I think the virtue I prize above all others is curiosity. If you look really hard at almost anybody, and try to see why they're… — A. S. Byatt
Every day confirms my opinion on the superiority of a vicious life, and if Virtue is not its own reward, I don't know any other… — Lord Byron
In England the only homage which they pay to Virtue - is hypocrisy. — Lord Byron
A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world. — Albert Camus
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil. — Albert Camus
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct. — Thomas Carlyle
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious. — Thomas Carlyle
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. — Dante Alighieri

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