Character Quote by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The virtues [moral excellence] therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to…

— Aristotle

“The virtues therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to receive the,.…

— Aristotle

Perhaps the most eloquent of the hard virtues is courage, the disposition to encounter adversity head-on and strive to overcome it.

— Ted Malloch

Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

One can acquire some virtues by feigning them for a long time.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions.

— Ambrose Bierce

The virtues you possess now bring you eternal pain. All you have is contempt for a life you can't obtain.

— Hatebreed

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.

— Sidney Lanier

We prepare for success by acquiring virtues.

— Ted Malloch

You cultivate the essential virtues: high purpose, intelligence, decency, humility, fear of the Lord, and the passion for freedom.

— Anonymous

Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.

— Nancy Gibbs

All are agreed that the various moral qualities are in a sense bestowed by nature: we are just, and capable of temperance, and brave,…

— Aristotle