Quotes About Virtue

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

He, who the sword of heaven will bearShould be as holy as severe.

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nunnery, go.

Free from gross passion or of mirth or anger constant in spirit, not swerving with the blood, garnish'd and deck'd in modest compliment, not working with the eye without the ear, and but in purged judgement trusting neither Such and so finely bolted didst thou seem.

He is not great who is not greatly good.

Love all, trust few, do wrong to none.

Mine honour is my life; both grow in one; take honour from me and my life is done.

O, now, for ever Farewell the tranquil mind farewell content Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars That make ambition virtue O, farewell Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner, and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war And, O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell Othello's occupation's gone

Pity is the virtue of the law, and none but tyrants use it cruelly.

Self-loving is not so vile a sin, my liege, as self-neglecting.

They say, best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.

Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage.

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom the source of virtue, and of fame, obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.

Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to over-rate our good qualities, and to overlook or extenuate our defects.

Men of authority and influence may promote good morals. Let them in their several stations encourage virtue. Let them favor and take part in any plans which may be formed for the advancement of morality.

The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

The best portion of a good man's life is his little nameless, unencumbered acts of kindness and of love.

Bagian terbaik dari hidup seseorang adalah perbuatan-perbuatan baiknya dan kasihnya yang tidak diketahui orang lain.

There are in our existence spots of time Which with distinct preeminence retain A fructifying virtue, whence, depressed By trivial occupations and the round Of ordinary intercourse, our minds - Especially the imaginative power - Are nourished and invisibly repaired. - The Two-Part Prelude: First Part

If cows wouldn't eat it, I won't play on it.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Morality is the basis of all spirituality; if one is not morally pure, it is impossible to attain the highest spiritual fulfilment.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.