Virtuous Quotes

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If the words of God are uttered merely as verbal expressions, and their message is not rooted in the virtuous way of life of those… — Maximus the Confessor
If we keep the path of virtue undefiled through devout and true knowledge, and do not deviate to either side, we will experience the advent… — Maximus the Confessor
Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country. — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Observe this, that tho a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if she secures the main chance, she's still virtuous;… — George Farquhar
Distinction between virtuous and vicious actions has been engraven by the Lord in the heart of every man. — John Calvin
We have been accustomed to thinking that we have to get something from outside us in order to be happy, but in truth it works… — Shakti Gawain
Improved perception of our somatic feelings not only gives us greater knowledge of ourselves but also enables greater somatic skill, facility, and range of movement… — Richard Shusterman
The interaction between math and physics is a two-way process, with each of the two subjects drawing from and inspiring the other. At different times,… — Edward Frenkel
In all this world, I pray thee, who Is virtuous, heroic, true? — Valmiki
All amusements to which virtuous women are not admitted, are, rely upon it, deleterious in their nature. — William Makepeace Thackeray
It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die that… — Maximilien Robespierre
The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Levity of behavior is the bane of all that is good and virtuous. — Seneca the Younger
Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice. — Laozi
No longer virtuous no longer free; is a Maxim as true with regard to a private Person as a Common-wealth. — Benjamin Franklin
I never did a thing in all my life, virtuous or otherwise that I didn't repent of within twenty-four hours. — Mark Twain
No, I have no desire for riches. Honest poverty and a conscience, torpid through virtuous inaction, are more to me than corner lots and praise. — Mark Twain
The patient typically finds himself impelled by some deep, inner conviction that something is true, or right, or virtuous: a conviction that doesn't seem to… — Richard Dawkins
My daughter, there are times of moral danger when the hardest virtuous resolution to form is flight, and when the most heroic bravery is flight. — Charles Dickens

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