Book Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Life and history have repeatedly taught us that values and virtues are far much stronger than the physical wealth we often see. For material…

— Sunday Adelaja

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.

— Aristotle

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.

— J. Paul Getty

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they passed.

— William Temple

We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to…

— John Steinbeck

A good book is the very essence of a good man. His virtues survive in it, while the foibles and faults of his actual…

— Theodore L. Cuyler

Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance.

— John C. Bogle

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings to a book can have as much to do…

— Norman Cousins

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but,…

— Alfred de Vigny

It is important to value intellect and discipline, of course, but it is also important to recognize the power of irrationality, enthusiasm and vast…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

When you find the absolute values, you are important to this world because you know what is important. Those who know what is truly…

— Ilchi Lee