Virtue Quotes

3568 Virtue quotes by 1599 unique authors

Your least favorite virtue, or nominee for the most overrated one? Faith. Closely followed—in view of the overall shortage of time—by patience. — Christopher Hitchens
Do unto others…’ is a good rule of thumb. I live by that. Forgiveness is probably the greatest virtue there is. But that’s exactly what… — Ricky Gervais
Honor must start in the heart, but if it ends there, it isn’t honor. Honor must be expressed through words, symbols, actions, or gestures. Honor… — Douglas Wilson
I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and yet, by virtue of this show and how we handle… — Christopher Meloni
I want to present interesting stories that don't qualify themselves just by virtue of their ethnographic type. — Ajay Naidu
I think the chemistry on the Orange set is extraordinary and I’m going to risk and say this: I think by virtue of the fact… — Kate Mulgrew
The myths and folk tales of the whole world make clear that the refusal is essentially a refusal to give up what one takes to… — Joseph Campbell
When you work at home, fellow alums, discipline is the supreme virtue. Suicidal self-loathing lurks behind every coffee break. Activities must be expertly scheduled, from… — Sam Lipsyte
Patience is a virtue, and Americans have it in short supply, — Ann McLane Kuster
Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy… — D. Todd Christofferson
Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying no to our impulses (even the ones that are not… — John F. MacArthur
One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced… — Charles M. Blow
Contrary to popular opinion, Christians are not nice polite people who never get angry with one another. Those are not the virtues of God's people.… — Barbara Brown Taylor
It continues to defy explanation why liberals who theoretically love liberty, equality, tolerance and moderation, should find so much to despise in their own country,… — Mona Charen
Prepare now for the temple, the mountain of the Lord. Never allow the goal of the temple to be out of your sight. Walk into… — Elaine S. Dalton
Over Legislation is not necessarily a virtue. It often leads to misuse of law. — Arun Jaitley
If something doesnt feel normal to me, it must be wrong. Failing to have a shred of imaginative empathy is a virtue! — Gavin McInnes
This is a major, wide-ranging, and comprehensive book. A philosophical investigation that is also a literary and historical study, Truth and Truthfulness asks how and… — Alexander Nehamas
The simple person lives the way he breathes, with no more effort or glory, with no more affectation and without shame Simplicity is freedom, buoyancy,… — Andre Comte-Sponville
Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is:… — Unknown Author
Appearances are there to be ignored, for the biggest hearts may reside in the smallest and unlikeliest of creatures. Those who fail to look beyond… — Markus Heitz
Well, I think I’m a feminist, just by the virtue of the fact that I believe in equal rights for everyone. — Daniel Radcliffe
A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct — Aldo Leopold
American women of wealth, education, virtue and refinement, if you do not wish the lower orders of Chinese, Africans, Germans and Irish, with their low… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
But I do think the idea that basic cooking skills are a virtue, that the ability to feed yourself and a few others with proficiency… — Anthony Bourdain

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