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- He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of mankind, Virtue will…
- The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife.…
- To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service, whenever and wherever needed, without…
- Giving to others selflesly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all…
- By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love and kindness he may rule the…
- Build up virtue, and you master all.
- When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow…
- Why not simply honor your parents, love your children, help your brothers and sisters, be faithful to your friends, care for your mate with devotion,…
- He who possess virtue in abundance may be compared to an infant.
- The grandest virtue seems deficient.
- The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.
- The greatest virtue is to follow the Way utterly.
- Profound virtue is indeed deep and wide. It leads all things back to the great order.
- Of all things, none does not revere the Way and honor virtue. Reverence of the Way and honoring virtue were not demanded of them, but…
- The highest virtue is not virtuous. Therefore it has virtue. The lowest virtue holds on to virtue. Therefore it has no virtue.
- The highest virtue does nothing. Yet, nothing needs to be done. The lowest virtue does everything. Yet, much remains to be done.
- Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue.
- The highest virtue seems as low as a valley.
- Return animosity with virtue.
- The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.
- He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue of…
- Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.
- When much virtue is achieved, nothing is not overcome.
- Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless.
- When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is…
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