Abandon Quote by George Saunders

Empathy is the greatest virtue. From it, all virtues flow. Without it, all virtues are an act.

— Eric Zorn

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

There is a yearning for people to return to elementary moral virtues, such as integrity and commitment. We distrust people who have no centering…

— Geoff Mulgan

“Virtues are common, but the virtuous are very few. This is because ordinarily, people know but do not apply what they know. To break…

— Israelmore Ayivor

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.

— Aristotle

We prepare for success by acquiring virtues.

— Ted Malloch

Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound…

— George Eliot

I think the greatest of all human virtues is loyalty. It embraces all the best of the human character: courage, faith, love and charity.

— Douglas Bader

Although it may be true that the notion of teaching virtues such as honesty or integrity arouses little controversy, it is also true that…

— Lawrence Kohlberg

Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound…

— Luc de Clapiers

While we are indifferent to our good qualities, we keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we come to look on…

— Heinrich Heine

The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all…

— Moliere