Affection Quote by Luc de Clapiers

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

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch one another and find sympathy. We differ widely enough in…

— Jerome K. Jerome

“Love, forgiveness, modesty, humility and gratitude are most important virtues in life.”

— Anonymous

“Compassion and generosity are not just lofty virtues - they are at the center of our humanity, what makes our lives joyful and meaningful.”

— Dalai Lama

We ought to deal kindly with all, and to manifest those qualities which spring naturally from a heart tender and full of Christian charity;…

— St. Vincent

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins caused by the lack of it.

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

All good virtues and goodness itself will gradually find their true home in the heart in which love dwells, and all other qualities will…

— Anonymous

“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

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies…

— Jerome K. Jerome

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

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.

— Anonymous