Character Quote by William Shakespeare

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

— Plato

The only path to a tranquil life is through virtue. [Lat., Semita certe Tranquillae per virtutem patet unica vitae.]

— Juvenal

“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

“Every soul seeks happiness, Socrates believes, and there is a clearly defined path to achieving happiness, though many don’t choose to take it. The…

— Pearson Education

“The soul in which philosophy dwells should by its health make even the body healthy. It should make its tranquillity and gladness shine out…

— Michel de Montaigne

“Therefore, people desirous of attaining happiness, must as a first step be just and honourable, and never offend nor hurt anyone. Then, and then…

— Lyubov Dostoyevskaya

“Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love.”

— Mary Baker Eddy

“He is happy who lives in accordance with complete virtue and is sufficiently equipped with external goods, not for some chance period but throughout…

— Aristotle

“The observation of the numerous misfortunes that attend all conditions forbids us to grow insolent upon our present enjoyments, or to admire a man's…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“The life of active virtue is essentially pleasant.”

— Aristotle

“Virtue alone is happiness; all else Is else, and without praise.”

— Tiruvalluvar

“Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness; and reverence towards the Gods must be inviolate. Great words of prideful men are ever punished with…

— Sophocles