Character Quote by Patrick Ussher

As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life.…

— Alexis Carrel

Virtue is a kind of health, beauty and good habit of the soul.

— Plato

Virtue consists in doing our duty in the several relations we sustain, in respect to ourselves, to our fellowmen, and to God, as known…

— Archibald Alexander

What is virtue? It is to hold yourself to your fullest development as a person and as a responsible member of the human community

— Arthur Dobrin

Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.

— Benjamin Whichcote

Virtue is the habit of acting according to wisdom.

— Gottfried Leibniz

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

So virtue is a purposive disposition, lying in a mean that is relative to us and determined by a rational principle, and by that…

— Aristotle

Virtues are habits of mind, heart, and behavior. They develop through deliberate practice. Forming of a persons character lies in their own hands. Wisdom,…

— Dr Anil Kr Sinha

“The philosophy asserts that virtue (meaning, chiefly, the four cardinal virtues of self-control, courage, justice, and wisdom) is happiness, and it is our perceptions…

— Ryan Holiday

Virtue is something you have to get good at, like playing the trombone or tolerating bores at parties. Being a virtuous human being takes…

— Terry Eagleton

Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.

— Ezra Taft Benson