Character Quote by Juvenal

“Oh, there are plenty of people," the Duc used to observe, "who never misbehave save when passion spurs them to ill; later, the fire…

— Donatien Alphonse François de Sade

I have loved justice and hated inequity; and therefore I die in exile. [Lat., Dilexi justitiam et odi iniquitatem, propterea morior in exilio.]

— Pope Gregory VII

Dare to do something worthy of transportation and a prison, if you mean to be anybody.

— Juvenal

“To be in an honourable position in society as the owner of that valuable property, he must first get rid himself of the influence…

— Kaiten Nukariya

There are occasions on which it is noble to dare to stand alone. To be pious among infidels, to be disinterested in a time…

— Samuel Johnson

Want keeps pace with dignity. Destitute of the lawful means of supporting his rank, his dignity presents a motive for malversation, and his power…

— Jeremy Bentham

Even virtue itself, all perfect as it is, requires to be inspirited by passion; for duties are but coldly performed which are but philosophically…

— Anna Brownell Jameson

The individual feels the vanity of human desires and aims, and the nobility and marvelous order which are revealed in nature and in the…

— Albert Einstein

“To free oneself of ambitions and all forms of avarice: “Thirst for glory is the most futile of all, the most valueless and bogus…

— Stefan Zweig

“Simple life Ethos If you must judge. Let your moral beacon guide you to a decision you can live with, If you feel generous,…

— Husam Wafaei

All sober inquirers after truth, ancient and modern, pagan and Christian, have declared that the happiness of man, as well as his dignity, consists…

— John Adams

“Be free from vanity and pride. Be free from belief, disbelief, convictions, and parties. Be free from habit. Be free from ambition and greed.…

— Sarah Bakewell