Virtuous Quotes

458 quotes by 300 authors

The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason. — Mary Wollstonecraft
Being virtuous is wonderful thing, but feeling virtuous is a shortcut to vice. — Julian Baggini
It may not have the virtuous ring of the golden rule, but the maxim 'never say never' is one of the most important in ethics. — Julian Baggini
To believe in the supernatural is not simply to believe that after living a successful, material, and fairly virtuous life here one will continue to… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other. — Bertrand Russell
They said there was no rest for the wicked. In fact, there was rest neither for the virtuous nor the wicked, nor for guys like… — Dean Koontz
The malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous. — Winston Churchill
In this world, either you're virtuous or you enjoy yourself. Not both, lady, not both. — Ayn Rand
I think that there is far too much work done in the world, that immense harm is caused by the belief that work is virtuous,… — Bertrand Russell
It still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous. — C.S. Lewis
Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or… — Reinhold Niebuhr
The only reason why anything virtuous or lively survives in us is this, 'the LORD is there'" (Ez. 35:10) — Charles Spurgeon
The virtuous man contents himself with dreaming that which the wicked man does in actual life. — Sigmund Freud
My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what the Lord wants… — Ezra Taft Benson
People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous. — Confucius
And what is true education? It is awakening a love for truth; giving a just sense of duty; opening the eyes of the soul to… — David O. McKay
Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you… — Benjamin Franklin
The wicked are wicked, no doubt, and they go astray and they fall, and they come by their deserts; but who can tell the mischief… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. — Benjamin Franklin

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