Virtue Quotes

3568 Virtue quotes by 1599 unique authors

Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging. — Marcus Aurelius
A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are the principal support… — Benjamin Franklin
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… — Laozi
If it were given to a man to see virtue's reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing… — John of the Cross
Try to acquire the virtues you believe lacking in your brothers. Then you will no longer see their defects, for you will no longer have… — Saint Augustine
So, to praise others for their virtues - Can but encourage one's own efforts — Akkineni Nagarjuna
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great. — Edmund Burke
Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter. — Benjamin Franklin
Happiness refers to feelings, virtue refers to actions, and those actions can cause those feelings. But not necessarily and not exclusively. — Daniel Gilbert
Are people the best judges of their own happiness, or outsiders? In defining happiness, should we think of entire lives or of shorter periods such… — Sissela Bok
Three sorts of goods, Aristotle specified, contribute to happiness: goods of the soul, including moral and intellectual virtues and education; bodily goods, such as strength,… — Sissela Bok
When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God), to be generous, to love… — Saint John Chrysostom
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… — Laozi
Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail, And say there is no sin but to be rich; And being rich, my virtue then… — William Shakespeare
The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love. — Bertrand Russell
Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. — Benjamin Franklin
Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. — John Dryden
Men imagine that they communicate their virtue or vice only by overt actions, and do not see that virtue or vice emit a breath every… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But whoso is heroic must find crises to try his edge. Human virtue demands her champions and martyrs, and the trial of persecution always proceeds. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We can all be heroes in our virtues, in our homes, in our lives. — James Ellis

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