Character Quote by Christopher Jones

Virtue isn't not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.

— Democritus

The greatest human virtue bears no proportion to human vanity. We always think ourselves better than we are, and are generally desirous that others…

— Samuel Johnson

Knowing who in fact we are results in Good Being, and Good Being results in the most appropriate kind of good doing. But good…

— Aldous Huxley

There is no substitute for virtue. Keep your thoughts virtuous. Rise above the filth that's all around you in this world and stand tall…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves…

— Nathaniel Branden

It is the admirer of himself, and not the admirer of virtue, that thinks himself superior to others.

— Plutarch

Virtue is about wanting right and good things, not about being particularly good at thinking.

— Nomy Arpaly

I am astonished at the pleasure one experiences in doing good; and I should be tempted to believe that what we call virtuous people…

— Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend…

— Pope Francis

There is an element of the busybody in our conception of virtue: unless a man makes himself a nuisance to a great many people,…

— Bertrand Russell

I am good to people who are good. I am also good to people who are not good. Because Virtue is goodness.

— Laozi

All virtue lies in individual action, in inward energy, in self determination. There is no moral worth in being swept away by a crowd…

— William Ellery Channing