Virtue Quotes

My son, forbearance is a great virtue; there's no other like it.

Royalty consists not in vain pomp, but in great virtues

It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown.

Capitalism inevitably and by virtue of the very logic of its civilization creates, educates and subsidizes a vested interest in social unrest.

Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue.

Love is the virtue of the Heart, Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind, Decision is the virtue of the Will, Courage is the virtue of the Spirit.

Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.

One should always be drunk. That's all that matters...But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

No race has a monopoly on vice or virtue, and the worth of an individual is not related to the color of his skin.

Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival.

Only wisdom and virtue can truly win men's devotion.

It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people.

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.

Shall I pass by and leave you lying there because of the expedition you led against Greece, or shall I set you up again because of your magnanimity and your virtues in other respects?

Being stubborn is a virtue when you're right; it's only a character flaw when you're wrong.

Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.

The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.

Justice is happiness according to virtue.

Love Virtue, she alone is free, She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heav'n itself would stoop to her.

Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.

To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.

Without Virtue there can be no liberty

Whatever you do, do it gently and unhurriedly, because virtue is not a pear to be eaten in one bite.

Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.

The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.

The chief virtue that language can have is clarity.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

My chief virtue (or if you like, defect) has been a tireless lifelong search for an original, individual musical idiom. I detest imitation, I detest hackneyed devices.

Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

If measure and symmetry are absent from any composition in any degree, ruin awaits both the ingredients and the composition... Measure and symmetry are beauty and virtue the world over.

Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.

We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.

The more equality there is established among men, the more virtue and happiness will reign in society.

Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.

Modesty is the graceful, calm virtue of maturity; bashfulness the charm of vivacious youth.

Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

A cardinal American virtue, 'ambition,' promotes a cardinal American vice, 'deviant behavior.

All good things were formerly bad things; every original sin has turned into an original virtue.

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.

Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves. Whistle and dance the shimmy, and you've got an audience.

In the world of securities, courage becomes the supreme virtue after adequate knowledge and a tested judgment are at hand.

My darling girl, when are you going to understand that "normal" isn't a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage.