Virtuous Quotes

458 quotes by 300 authors

Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative — Aristotle
It appears evident, therefore, that those actions only can truly be called virtuous, and deserving of moral approbation, which the agent believed to be right,… — Thomas Reid
There is no more beautiful sight than a young woman who glows with the light of the spirit who is confident and courageous because she… — Elaine S. Dalton
The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who do not know… — Al-Shafiâ€˜i
Keep your analysis pure and virtuous. — Theodor Billroth
If you are proud of your descent from virtuous ancestors, how empty their virtue will leave your hands if you yourself are not virtuous. How… — Ibn Hazm
The "kingdom of heaven" to which he referred was the state of God-consciousness, not the beautiful astral heavens that most people visualize, where virtuous souls… — Goswami Kriyananda
From a Buddhist point of view, the actual experience of death is very important. Although how or where we will be reborn is generally dependent… — Dalai Lama
Verily, I say unto you, that the wisdom of man, in his fallen state, knoweth not the purposes and the privileges of my hold priesthood,… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Be virtuous and you will be eccentric. — Mark Twain
If virtuous, the government need not fear the fair operation of attack and defense. Nature has given to man no other means of sifting the… — Thomas Jefferson
The division into whig and tory is founded in the nature of men; the weakly and nerveless, the rich and the corrupt, seeing more safety… — Thomas Jefferson
The true end of education is not only to make the young learned, but to make them love learning; not only to make them industrious,… — John Ruskin
Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous. — Abdelkader El Djezairi
There are three points of doctrine the belief of which forms the foundation of all morality. The first is the existence of God; the second… — John Quincy Adams
... hitherto we have been permitted to seek beauty only in the morally good - a fact which sufficiently accounts for our having found so… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. — Benjamin Franklin
The establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive which induced me to the Field - the object is attained - and it now… — George Washington
There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their… — Benjamin Franklin
We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result… — Edward Dahlberg

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