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Virtue Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche
- Not contentment, but more power; not peace at any price, but war; not virtue, but efficiency (virtue in the Renaissance sense, virtu , virtue free…
- Whoever wants to set a good example must add a grain of foolishness to his virtue: then others can imitate and yet at the same…
- The good four. Honest with ourselves and with whatever is friend to us; courageous toward the enemy; generous toward the vanquished; polite-always that is how…
- The ascetic makes a necessity of virtue.
- Chastity is a virtue with some, but with many it is almost a vice.
- It is, indeed, a fact that, in the midst of society and sociability every evil inclination has to place itself under such great restraint, don…
- Every virtue inclines to stupidity, every stupidity to virtue; "stupid to the point of sanctity," they say in Russia, - let us be careful lest…
- Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself.
- Examine the life of the best and most productive men and nations, and ask yourselves whether a tree which is to grow proudly skywards can…
- All good things were formerly bad things; every original sin has turned into an original virtue.
- Now know I well what people sought formerly above all else when they sought Teachers of virtue. Good sleep they sought for themselves, and poppy-head…
- You want to be paid as well, you virtuous! You want reward for virtue, and heaven for earth, and eternity for your today?
- Man and man's earth are unexhausted and undiscovered. Wake and listen! Verily, the earth shall yet be a source of recovery. Remain faithful to the…
- It is a distinction to have many virtues, but a hard lot.
- What is good? All that enhances the feeling of power, the Will to Power, and the power itself in man. What is bad? All that…
- But tell me: how did gold get to be the highest value? Because it is uncommon and useless and gleaming and gentle in its brilliance;…
- There still shines the most important nuance by virtue of which the noble felt themselves to be men of a higher rank. They designate themselves…
- What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness.
- If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.
- We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.
- Remain faithful to the earth, my brothers, with the power of your virtue. Let your gift-giving love and your knowledge serve the meaning of the…
- When virtue has slept it will arise more vigorous.
- The Great Man... is colder, harder, less hesitating, and without fear of 'opinion'; he lacks the virtues that accompany respect and 'respectability,' and altogether everything…
- We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary.
More Virtue Quotes
- Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
- Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least… — Aristotle
- The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for… — Aristotle
- I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or… — Giorgio Armani
- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion… — Karen Armstrong
- Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot… — Saint Augustine
- The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. — Saint Augustine