Virtues Quotes

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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but… — Aristotle
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other… — Saint Augustine
Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy,… — Francis Bacon
The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together:… — Francis Bacon
Great necessities call out great virtues. — Abigail Adams
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. — Abigail Adams
When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even… — Honore de Balzac
Karma brings us ever back to rebirth, binds us to the wheel of births and deaths. Good Karma drags us back as relentlessly as bad,… — Annie Besant
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. — Napoleon Bonaparte
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is… — Louisa May Alcott
The home is the chief school of human virtues. — William Ellery Channing
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. — Winston Churchill
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between… — William Ames
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically,… — Maya Angelou
Business, especially big business, is now organized like an army. It is, as some would say, a sort of mild militarism without bloodshed; as I… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
When people talk as if the Crusades were nothing more than an aggressive raid against Islam, they seem to forget in the strangest way that… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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