Character Quote by James Mackintosh

True virtue never appears so lovely as when it is most oppressed; and the divine excellency of real Christianity is never exhibited with such…

— Jonathan Edwards

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

Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Virtue is a subordination of the passions to the intellect. It is to act in accordance with your highest convictions. It does not consist…

— Robert Ingersoll

Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

I dislike the frequent use of the word virtue, instead of righteousness, in the pulpit; in prayer or preaching before a Christian community, it…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

— Buddha

Virtue has many preachers, but few martyrs.

— Claude Adrien Helvetius

Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.

— Anonymous

You've got to do some work now. Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue. Virtue is about moral excellence.

— Francis Chan

His own faith, however, was not lacking in virtues since it consisted in acknowledging obscurely that he would be granted much without ever deserving…

— Albert Camus

... the passion for popularity brings such injury upon those it masters that it shipwrecks faith itself. Our Lord confirms this when He says,…

— Gregory Palamas