Character Quote by Vincent de Paul

“[M]an is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead him ever so little out…

— John Locke

[C]ourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.

— Samuel Johnson

“By the power of this, may the obstacles of those great beings who are doctrine holders be dispelled!!! May the lives of those who…

— Sarah Jacoby Khandro

“Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.”

— Plato

O Laziness, mother of the arts and noble virtues, be thou the balm of human anguish.

— Paul Lafargue

[E]xcess in the practice of virtue is no less imperfect than the lack of it.

— Vincent de Paul

“of light and life, thou Good Supreme!           O teach me what is good; teach me Thyself!           Save me from folly, vanity, and vice,           From…

— Benjamin Franklin

I am a sacrifice to the Guru, who has totally cured me of the fatal disease of egotism. Glorious and great are the virtues…

— Guru Gobind Singh

“A faithful servant may be wiser than the master, and yet retain the true spirit and posture of the servant. The humble man looks…

— Andrew Murray

That discipline which corrects the eagerness of worldly passions, which fortifies the heart with virtuous principles, which enlightens the mind with useful knowledge, and…

— Robert Blair

“The highest virtue lies in self-learning or self-taught education. For it is the path that all the greatest men or those who have decided…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“We are but the veriest, sorriest slaves of our stomach.  Reach not after morality and righteousness, my friends; watch vigilantly your stomach, and diet…

— Jerome K. Jerome