Admiration Quote by E. O. Wilson

True character arises from a deeper well than religion. It is the internalization of moral principles of a society, augmented by those tenets personally…

— Anonymous

Virtue is despotic; life, reputation, every earthly good, must be surrendered at her voice. The law may seem hard, but it is the guardian…

— Jane Porter

Character is the sum of one's good habits (virtues) and bad habits (vices). These habits mark us and affect the ways in which we…

— Thomas Lickona

Acts of virtue ripen into habits; and the goodly and permanent result is the formation or establishment of a virtuous character.

— Thomas Chalmers

Virtue, for us, is obedience to God in Christ.

— Roswell Dwight Hitchcock

So virtue is a purposive disposition, lying in a mean that is relative to us and determined by a rational principle, and by that…

— Aristotle

The sentiment of virtue is a reverence and delight in the presence of certain divine laws. It perceives that this homely game of life…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

It can be frustrating and even frightening to observe the success which sometimes comes to outlaws and rogues who seem to refute notions of…

— Michael Josephson

Virtue is but heroic bravery, to do the thing thought to be true, in spite of all enemies of flesh or spirit, in despite…

— Albert Pike

As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life.…

— Alexis Carrel

Character - We describe the character of a person in reference to moral judgments about the worthiness of a person. Thus, to have a…

— Michael Josephson

Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.

— John Tillotson