Quotes About Virtue

Girls are always so keen to review [3525] Whether one's virtuous, and sticks to the rules. They think if a man can be led, he'll follow too.

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement.

A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean question: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well - or ill?

Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us.

...mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

Freemasonry is an establishment founded on the benevolent intention of extending and conferring mutual happiness upon the best and truest principles of moral life and social virtue.

I am only strong enough for a life of partial virtue.

It is difficult in life to be good, and difficult in art to portray goodness. Perhaps we don't know much about goodness.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives.

The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test.

Into the space of one little hour sins enough may be conjured up by evil tongues to blast the fame of a whole life of virtue.

Strong moral character results from consistent correct choices in the trials and testing of life. Your faith can guide you to those correct choices.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

I've tried to lead a straight, clean life, not set any kind of a bad example.

Choose the life that is noblest, for custom can make it sweet to thee.

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

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

But the truth of the matter is, to live a good life, as a good person, it doesn't matter how you got there. It just matters that you do.

See to it that each hour's feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.

Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.

He who is upright in his way of life and free from sin.

What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always choose the right.

Faith has this excellency, that it is able to bring life out of death, light out of darkness. It has a kind of creating virtue.