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Virtuous Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- The vicious count their years; virtuous, their acts.
- No people can be great who have ceased to be virtuous.
- Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or most judicious. But…
- The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
- If, sir, men were all virtuous, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good…
- The faults of a man loved or honoured sometimes steal secretly and imperceptibly upon the wise and virtuous, but by injudicious fondness or thoughtless vanity…
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