Character Quote by William Saroyan

Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding-place and let it be free and unashamed. Place in matter…

— William Saroyan

Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.

— Edmund Burke

Follow the way of virtue. Follow the way joyfully through this world and on beyond.

— Gautama Buddha

Remind oneself continually of one of those who practiced virtue in days gone by.

— Marcus Aurelius

Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.

— Laozi

“The attitude of uncompromising heroism is attractive, and appeals especially to the dramatic instinct. But the purpose of the serious revolutionary is not personal…

— Bertrand Russell

There is a virtue in shamelessness.

— David Brooks

“It is tragic to see how the religious sentiment of the West has become so individualized that concepts such as "a contrite heart," have…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.

— Laozi

“However imperfect our conception of virtue, still let us cling to it; for a moment’s forgetfulness exposes us to all the malignant forces from…

— Maurice Maeterlinck

Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.

— Thomas S. Monson

The only virtue I want to claim is truth and nonviolence.

— Mahatma Gandhi