Character Quote by James Lee Burke

“virtue does not spring from riches, but riches and all other human blessings, both private and public, from virtue.”

— Plato

“Humility is an interesting virtue because if you don't have It, sooner or later it's given to you.”

— Nick Vujicic

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

— Idries Shah

“It is true that wealth buys power and influence, but it does not buy morality, or kindness, or compassion. The pursuit of wealth can…

— Joseph M. Marshall III

“Life and history have repeatedly taught us that values and virtues are far much stronger than the physical wealth we often see. For material…

— Sunday Adelaja

“Is it not the disparity of wealth that consumes the willing soul. Rather, the golden keys of opportunity clamor softly with fraught anxiety of…

— Joel T. McGrath

“The virtue of humility is conspicuous only in its' absence.”

— L.F.Linnenkamp

“And so they grow richer and richer, and the more they think of making a fortune the less they think of virtue; for when…

— Plato

“The other two are rich and noble; examples of virtue rarely make their home among people like that.”

— Michel de Montaigne

“We never shall be prosperous till we make pride and vanity yield to the dictates of honesty and prudence!”

— Lydia Maria Francis Child

“That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches. Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be…

— Leonardo da Vinci

“True wealth is not the abundance of possessions, but the richness of the soul”

— George Stamatis