Virtue Quotes

3568 Virtue quotes by 1599 unique authors

ROSTRUM, n. In Latin, the beak of a bird or the prow of a ship. In America, a place from which a candidate for office… — Ambrose Bierce
Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's… — John Milton
For both excessive and insufficient exercise destroy one's strength, and both eating and drinking too much or too little destroy health, whereas the right quantity… — Aristotle
The life of theoretical philosophy is the best and happiest a man can lead. Few men are capable of it and then only intermittently. For… — Aristotle
My description of wisdom has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, it is to do with being wise in one's own virtue, nothing more.… — Zhuangzi
MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration. — Ambrose Bierce
The word soul has lost its meaning and even its plausibility.... Faith, hope and love can no longer be seen simply as virtues or graces;… — Unknown Author
If there is any realm where distinction is especially difficult, it is the realm of childhood memories, the realm of beloved images harbored in memory… — Gaston Bachelard
HOSPITALITY, n. The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging. — Ambrose Bierce
To Mercy Pity Peace and Love All pray in their distress, And to these virtues of delight Return their thankfulness. For Mercy Pity Peace and… — William Blake
A woman whom Providence has provided with beauty of spirit and body is a truth, at the same time both open and secret, which we… — Khalil Gibran
But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land. — John Dryden
I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty. — Confucius
If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This is the only… — Laozi
He knew that the whole mystery of beauty can never be comprehended by the crowd, and that while clearness is a virtue of style, perfect… — Arthur Symons
What graces, gifts and virtues the Holy Mass calls down. — Leonard of Port Maurice
Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now the purity of… — Saint Francis de Sales
Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God; hence Truth itself… — Saint Augustine
The way to attain the virtue of mercy lies in our constant awareness of being encompassed by mercy. — Dietrich von Hildebrand
There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of… — Mark Twain
Let the foundation of thy affection be virtue, then make the building as rich as glorious as thou canst; if the foundation be beauty or… — Francis Quarles
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands. — Joseph Addison
How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height… — Confucius
I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above… — Confucius
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand. — Confucius

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