Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Hannah More Quotes: No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue; Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest Save he who courts the flattery.
         

No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue; Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest Save he who courts the flattery.


Hannah More
Check all other quotes by Hannah More

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Hannah More Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/No-adulation-tis-the-death-of-virtue-634832>.





Check out


Other quotes of Hannah More


The sober comfort, all the peace which springs from the large aggregate of little things.

The sober comfort, all the peace which springs from the large aggregate of little things.



Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.

Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.



Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.



A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents, And sink beneath a load of splendid care!

A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents, And sink beneath a load of splendid care!



Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it.

Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it.



No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.

No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.



The misfortune is, that religious learning is too often rather considered as an act of the memory than of the heart and affections; as a dry duty, rather than a lively pleasure.

The misfortune is, that religious learning is too often rather considered as an act of the memory than of the heart and affections; as a dry duty, rather than a lively pleasure.



We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and by stepping over the ordinary ones that lie directly in the road before us.

We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and by stepping over the ordinary ones that lie directly in the road before us.



There are only two bad things in this world, sin and bile.

There are only two bad things in this world, sin and bile.



The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.

The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.





Other quotes you may like


God didn't create universe in six days of human measure.God's still working, then hasn't yet reached the seventh day.

God didn't create universe in six days of human measure.God's still working, then hasn't yet reached the seventh day.



As proud as I am of Doo-Wops I feel like, 'Oh, man. People haven't seen nothing. They don't even know what I'm about to do,' and that's what I can't wait to show the world.

As proud as I am of Doo-Wops I feel like, 'Oh, man. People haven't seen nothing. They don't even know what I'm about to do,' and that's what I can't wait to show the world.



Everything goes through the cycle of birth, growth, maturation, decay and death. But all of this is an illusion. Everything we see is an illusion.

Everything goes through the cycle of birth, growth, maturation, decay and death. But all of this is an illusion. Everything we see is an illusion.



A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.

A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.



In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.

In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.



We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.

We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.



It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.



Everyone wants to be clothed but no one wants to be stripped.

Everyone wants to be clothed but no one wants to be stripped.



Speech doesn't corrupt. Money corrupts, and money isn't speech.

Speech doesn't corrupt. Money corrupts, and money isn't speech.



If you say you don't have money to help a animal shelter, why then do you have money to buy meat?

If you say you don't have money to help a animal shelter, why then do you have money to buy meat?




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue; Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest Save he who courts the flattery.". Author of this quote is Hannah More. This quote is about death, court, mankind, flattery, lowest, virtue, adulation,.