Virtuous Quotes

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The rapt pupil will be forgiven for assuming the Tsar of Death to be wicked and the Tsar of Life to be virtuous. Let the… — Catherynne M. Valente
It is pleasure that lurks in the practice of every one of your virtues. Man performs actions because they are good for him, and when… — W. Somerset Maugham
Are you in earnest resolved never to barter your liberty for the lordly servitude of a court, but to live free, fearless, and independent? There… — Adam Smith
A good character is something you must make for yourself. It cannot be inherited from parents. It cannot be created by having extraordinary advantages. It… — L. Tom Perry
Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the… — Confucius
America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves.... It is in fact… — Kurt Vonnegut
Iâ€™d give him a cup of coffee and a big helping of a knuckle sandwich. Generosity was a virtue and I was in the mood… — Ilona Andrews
One can imagine the look the two lovers exchanged; it was like a flame, for virtuous lovers have not a shred of hypocrisy. — Honore de Balzac
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -The 5000 Year Leap — Benjamin Franklin
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent and in doing good to all men; indeed we may say that we follow the admonition of… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Every virtuous act is inspired by a dark secret. — Gregory David Roberts
I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Plainly, this unwillingness to give ground even on unimportant disagreements is the symptom of some deepseated insecurity, as was my one-time fondness for making teasing… — Christopher Hitchens
She lived, we'll say, A harmless life, she called a virtuous life, A quiet life, which was not life at all (But that she had… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Some are born virtuous, some become virtuous. To be good by nature is indeed fortunate but to become good is like walking on a double-edged… — Umera Ahmed
Your presence is a moral poison that would contaminate the most virtuous — Emily Bronte
I am astonished at the pleasure one experiences in doing good; and I should be tempted to believe that what we call virtuous people have… — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
I agree that it's important to be of a virtuous nature, but I would also contend that if you had to choose between giving a… — Christopher Paolini
You are mysterious, I love you. Youâ€™re beautiful, intelligent, and virtuous, and thatâ€™s the rarest known combination. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
She was cold by nature, self-love predominating over passion; rather than being virtuous, she preferred to have her pleasures all to herself. — Emile Zola

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