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Virtuous Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- Not to be, but to seem, virtuous - it is a formula whose utility we all discovered in the nursery.
- It still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous.
- No justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous. Without the aid of trained emotions the intellect is powerless against the animal organism.…
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