Virtue Quotes

3568 Virtue quotes by 1599 unique authors

To this war of every man against every man, this also in consequent; that nothing can be unjust. The notions of right and wrong, justice… — Thomas Hobbes
The great creative individual . . . is capable of more wisdom and virtue than collective man ever can be. — John Stuart Mill
There are occasions on which it is noble to dare to stand alone. To be pious among infidels, to be disinterested in a time of… — Samuel Johnson
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure. — Sophocles
My darling girl, when are you going to understand that "normal" isn't a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage. — Stockard Channing
The great virtue of those who seek the spiritual path is courage. — Paulo Coelho
Judging yourself to be full of virtue paralyses. Judging yourself to be full of guilt also paralyses. — Paulo Coelho
Each human being has been granted a virtue: the capacity to choose. For he who does not use this virtue, it becomes a curse -… — Paulo Coelho
Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue — Paulo Coelho
In adultery, there is usually tenderness and self-sacrifice; in murder, courage; in profanation and blasphemy, a certain satanic splendour. Judas elected those offences unvisited by… — Jorge Luis Borges
Generosity is a virtue for individuals, not governments. When governments are generous it is with other people’s money, other people’s safety, other people’s future. — P.D. James
Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. — David Hume
The virtue of dress rehearsals is that they are a free show for a select group of artists and friends of the author, and where… — Alfred Jarry
A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as… — James E. Faust
Seek the truth in all fields, and in that search you will need at least three virtues: courage, zest and modesty. The ancients put that… — Hugh B. Brown
Joy cannot be held at heel: it must be let go. Joy is a pilgrim virtue. It is a gift that walks, walks on the… — Pope Francis
To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says, even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means rejecting the lure… — Pope John Paul II
Let woman share the rights and she will emulate the virtues of man; for she must grow more perfect when emancipated ... — Mary Wollstonecraft
In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason. — Mary Wollstonecraft
The practical revolutionary will understand Goethe's 'conscience is the virtue of observers and not of agents of action'; in action, one does not always enjoy… — Saul Alinsky
In such a state, humility is the virtue of men, and their only defense; to walk humbly with God, never doubting, whatever befall, that His… — Paul Elmer More
Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider… — Paracelsus
To every object there correspond an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of… — Edmund Husserl
The first act by virtue of which the State really constitutes itself the representative of the whole of societythe taking possession of the means of… — Friedrich Engels
Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice, — Boyd K. Packer

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