Virtues Quotes

890 Virtues quotes by 560 unique authors

Do you wish to learn the secret of true Eucharistic prayer? Consider, then, all the mysteries in the light of the Blessed Sacrament. It is… — Peter Julian Eymard
All good virtues and goodness itself will gradually find their true home in the heart in which love dwells, and all other qualities will wither… — Harold Klemp
Virtues are in the middle, the royal way about which the saintly elder (Saint Basil the Great) said, "Travel on the royal way and count… — Dorotheus of Gaza
Qu. 31. Have not the small Particles of Bodies certain Powers, Virtues or Forces, by which they act at a distance, not only upon the… — Isaac Newton
Judge not of actions by their mere effect; Dive to the center, and the cause detect. Great deeds from meanest springs may take their course,… — Alexander Pope
The fragrance of the heart is made up of the qualities and virtues of our spirit. Most of us have learned how to keep our… — Rajneesh
Truly color is vice! Of course, it can be, and has the right to be one of the finest virtues. Controlled by the strong hand… — James Whistler
In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues — Benjamin Franklin
Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. — Benjamin Franklin
Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time Th' harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too… — William Shakespeare
Each class preaches the importance of those virtues it need not exercise. The rich harp on the value of thrift, the idle grow eloquent over… — Oscar Wilde
The dutifulness of children is the foundation of all virtues. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I think it must somewhere be written that the virtues of mothers shall be visited on their children, as well as the sins of their… — Charles Dickens
Mercy among the virtues is like the moon among the stars ... It is the light that hovers above the judgment seat. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Vices and virtues are of a strange nature, for the more we have, the fewer we think we have. — Alexander Pope
Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will, And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill. — Alexander Pope
One of the most difficult tests for the creator: he must always remain unconscious, unaware of his best virtues, if he doesn't want to rob… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Each one of us has both; good and evil virtues. Those who decide to focus on the good ones succeed in life. — Narendra Modi
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others. — Sallust
Party spirit enlists a man's virtues in the cause of his vices. — Richard Whately
The Gods rank work above virtues. — Hesiod
To a philosophic eye, the vices of the clergy are far less dangerous than their virtues. — Edward Gibbon
If you are poor, distinguish yourself by your virtues; if rich, by your good deeds. — Joseph Joubert
All great virtues become great men. — Pierre Corneille

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