Character Quote by G.K. Chesterton

“It is undoubtedly the case that the practice of the virtues makes one happier. We’ve somewhat lost sight of that essential truth, now that…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“Certainly all virtues are very dear to God, but humility pleases Him above all the others, and it seems that He can refuse it…

— St. Francis de Sales

“Modesty is not one of my virtues. At the time, virtue was not one of my virtues.”

— Anonymous

“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”

— Maya Angelou

“Pride is no respecter of persons. The serious thinkers may be humble, and the careless mystics may be arrogant.”

— John Piper

“One must get used to speaking of one’s virtues bravely, to people’s faces. Who is to know, if not we ourselves, to what degree…

— Venedikt Erofeev

“Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.”

— Plato

“I pass through this people and keep mine eyes open: they do not forgive me for do not envying their virtues. They bite at…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Virtue is an excellent thing and we should all strive after it, but it can sometimes be a little depressing.”

— Barbara Pym

“Humility raises us not by human arrogance but by divine grace.”

— Augustine of Hippo

“It has truly been said that 'Humility is not so much a virtue as a necessity, in order to learn.”

— Idries Shah

We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.

— Mason Cooley