Virtuous Quotes

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When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity. — Ben Jonson
A litterateur is not a confectioner, not a dealer in cosmetics, not an entertainer. . . . He is just like an ordinary reporter. What… — Anton Chekhov
The laws of man may bind him in chains or may put him to death, but they never can make him wise, virtuous, or happy. — John Quincy Adams
A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage. — Joseph Addison
I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries as long as they are chiefly agricultural; and this will be as long as there… — Thomas Jefferson
Let those who would affect singularity with success first determine to be very virtuous, and they will be sure to be very singular. — Charles Caleb Colton
When men grow virtuous in their old age, they only make a sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings. — Jonathan Swift
The Slothful do not have the time to become virtuous or despicable. — Henry David Thoreau
The aim of every political Constitution, is or ought to be first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most… — James Madison
The aggregate happiness of the society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous policy, is, or ought to be, the end of… — George Washington
Human rights can only be assured among a virtuous people. The general government . . . can never be in danger of degenerating into a… — George Washington
[M]en will be free no longer then while they remain virtuous. — Samuel Adams
No people can be great who have ceased to be virtuous. — Samuel Johnson
Hygiene is the corruption of medicine by morality. It is impossible to find a hygienist who does not debase his theory of the healthful with… — H. L. Mencken
The best means of forming a manly, virtuous, and happy people will be found in the right education of youth. Without this foundation, every other… — George Washington
Man has but little heeded the advice of the wise men. He has been - fatefully, if not willingly - less virtuous, less constant, less… — Ralph Bunche
To be ordinary is the greatest virtue - because when you are just ordinary, nothing to claim, of this world or that, the ego disappears.… — Rajneesh
There is nothing more becoming any wise man, than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art: let… — Walter Raleigh
Sin is a dangerous toy in the hands of the virtuous. It should be left to the congenitally sinful, who know when to play with… — H. L. Mencken
Never suppose that in any possible situation or under any circumstances that it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing however slightly so… — Thomas Jefferson

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