Virtues Quotes

890 Virtues quotes by 560 unique authors

Virtues neglected then, adored become, And graces slighted, blossom on the tomb. — George Crabbe
Writers tend to consider distinction and originality as virtues, but they are anathema to publishers. — Thomas M. Disch
Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties. — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
I am a sacrifice to the Guru, who has totally cured me of the fatal disease of egotism. Glorious and great are the virtues of… — Guru Gobind Singh
To insist on living until we die may be one of life's greatest virtues. — Joan D. Chittister
We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to… — Theodore Roosevelt
Humility is the mother of many virtues because from it obedience, fear, reverence, patience, modesty, meekness and peace are born. He who is humble easily… — Thomas of Villanova
We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy. — Lyndon B. Johnson
To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected and… — Saint Francis de Sales
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this without regard to whether the loss is… — Theodore Roosevelt
True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues, and which having a definite… — Saint Francis de Sales
The Bible tells us that the sins of the fathers are passed to succeeding generations. The virtues of the fathers can be passed along, too. — Norman Vincent Peale
In the great battle of life, no brilliancy of intellect, no perfection of bodily development, will count when weighed in the balance against the assemblage… — Theodore Roosevelt
Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a fall even if it be… — Saint Basil
One of the most important virtues of the American character is our ability to approach the complexities that life presents us with common sense and… — Dick Gephardt
Whatever (its) virtues, (the) writing explores the culture of work but marginalizes work itself. — Maureen Corrigan
The hymns of David, the plays of Shakespeare, the metaphysics of Descartes, the crimes of Borgia, the virtues of Antonine, the atheism of yesterday and… — Henry Adams
Great virtues may draw attention from defects, they cannot sanctify them. A pebble surrounded by diamonds remains a common stone, and a diamond surrounded by… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Liberty cannot be sacrificed for the sake of temperance, for the sake of morality, or for the sake of anything. It is of more value… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Some virtues, when they become fashions, also become exaggerated. Just because nobody likes a judgmental attitude does not mean that there isn't a sort of… — Criss Jami
Men were created for something better than merely to make money. A close application to business, until a competence is gained, is one of the… — Christian Nestell Bovee
Truth is inclusive of all the virtues, is older than sects and schools, and, like charity, more ancient than mankind. — Amos Bronson Alcott
The virtues of society are the vices of the saints. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Le bonheur engloutit nos forces, comme le malheur e teint nos vertus. Happiness engulfs our strength, just as misfortune extinguishes our virtues. — Honore de Balzac
White and shining virgin of all human virtues, ark of the covenant between earth and heaven, tender and strong companion partaking of the lion and… — Honore de Balzac

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