Virtue Quotes

3568 Virtue quotes by 1599 unique authors

Who does not sufficiently hate vice, does not sufficiently love virtue. — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
No other virtue makes man more equal to the angels, than the imitation of their way of life. — John Cassian
But the most important lesson I have learned in my twenty years or research on morality is that nearly all people are morally motivated. Selfishness… — Jonathan Haidt
I hope our granddaughters and grandsons grow up knowing that they are not and have never been third-party observers of the priesthood. The blessings of… — Julie B. Beck
Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself. — John Vanbrugh
The greatest marvel is not in the individual. It is in the succession, in the renewal and in the duration of the species that Nature… — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Virtue often trips and falls over the sharp edge of poverty. — Eugene Sue
Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong. — Bertolt Brecht
It has been my fate in a long life of production to be credited chiefly with the equivocal virtue of industry, a quality so excellent… — Margaret Oliphant
The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men. — Norm MacDonald
To say of shame - what is it? Of virtue - we can miss it; Of sin-we can kiss it, And it's no longer sin. — Algernon Charles Swinburne
Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in this… — Robert Dale Owen
Cleanliness in the cat world is usually a virtue put above godliness. — Carl Van Vechten
My life is simple, my food is plain, and my quarters are uncluttered. In all things, I have sought clarity. I face the troubles and… — Yi Sun-sin
Avoid places that disturb your mind, and always remain where your virtues increase. — Atisa
A man's word and his intestinal fortitude are two of the most honorable virtues known to mankind. — Jim Nantz
The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others. — Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
Patience is the courage of virtue. — Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
Industry, economy, honesty and kindness form a quartet of virtue that will never be improved upon. — Jamie Oliver
We need justice. We need toleration, honesty and moral courage. These are modern virtues without which we cannot hope to control the forces science has… — Unknown Author
Honesty is the foundation of a sound character and the keystone of all other virtues. It is the cement without which all other redeeming features… — William Grant Bangerter
It is indeed remarkable that the nature of our dealings with our fellowmen will determine, in large measure, our status in the kingdom of heaven....We… — Mark E. Petersen
No polity can be devised which shall perpetuate freedom among a people that are dead to honor and integrity. Liberty and virtue are twin sisters,… — James Henley Thornwell
[P]erfect freedom consists in obeying the dictates of right reason, and submitting to natural law. When a man goes beyond or contrary to the law… — Samuel West

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