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Virtuous Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.
- 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…
- I think opinions should be judged by their influences and effects; and if a man holds none that tend to make him less virtuous or…
- I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being. ... I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those He has created;…
- No longer virtuous no longer free; is a Maxim as true with regard to a private Person as a Common-wealth.
- There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
- It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great…
- 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…
- Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.
- Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -The 5000 Year Leap
- Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people are capable of…
- A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian
More Virtuous Quotes
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his… — Samuel Adams
- The true end of education is not only to make the young learned, but to make them love learning; not only to… — John Ruskin
- Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind. — Walter Bagehot
- Real self-esteem has to be earned. I also believe in virtuous circles, like, nothing is fun until you are good at it.… — Amy Chua
- I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind,… — George Washington
- A virtuous man concentrates on his own work, not that of others. — Zengzi
- To procrastinate seems inherent in man, for if you do to-day that you may enjoy to-morrow it is but deferring the enjoyment;… — Benjamin Haydon