Virtue Quotes

3568 Virtue quotes by 1599 unique authors

Shall I pass by and leave you lying there because of the expedition you led against Greece, or shall I set you up again because… — Alexander the Great
Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. — Chester W. Nimitz
No profession or occupation is more pleasing than the military; a profession or exercise both noble in execution (for the strongest, most generous and proudest… — Michel de Montaigne
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us. — Francis John McConnell
To be ambitious of true honor and of the real glory and perfection of our nature is the very principle and incentive of virtue; but… — Philip Sidney
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues. — Quintilian
He who knows what sweets and virtues are in the ground, the plants, the waters, the heavens, and how to come at these enchantments -… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The principal value of a garden is not understood. It is not to give the possessors vegetables and fruit (that can be better and cheaper… — Charles Dudley Warner
Conscience is the sentinel of virtue. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Good sense is at the bottom of everything: virtue, genius, wit, talent and taste. — Unknown Author
Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue. — Robert K. Merton
Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion. Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception. Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude. Every… — John Henry Jowett
The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities, and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity… — Noah Webster
Virtue is its own punishment. — Aneurin Bevan
Pleasure which must be enjoyed at the expense of another's pain, can never be enjoyed by a worthy mind. Pleasure's couch is virtues grave. — Augustine Joseph Hickey Duganne
From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can… — Barbara Ehrenreich
Be faithful in all your exercises of piety and virtue; be always resigned; be satisfied, in the superior part of your soul, to taste, without… — Paul of the Cross
Possess purity in an eminent degree, and jealously preserve this fragrant flower. I earnestly desire to see you shine by the brilliancy of this virtue;… — Paul of the Cross
Make great account of your precious trials, both interior and exterior; it is thus that the garden of Jesus is adorned with flowers, that is,… — Paul of the Cross

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