Quotes About Virtue

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And… moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!

The saving of anyone is something which is not in the power of man, but only of God. No one can be saved -- in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved -- in virtue of what God can do.

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.

The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.

The good which every man, who follows after virtue, desires for himself he will also desire for other men...

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.

The superstitious, who know how to reprove vices rather than how to teach virtues, and who strive, not to lead people by reason, but to restrain them by fear in such a way that they flee what is bad rather than love the virtues, simply intend all other people to be as miserable as they are, and so it is not surprising that they are for the most part irksome and hateful to human beings.

men, in so far as they live in obedience to reason necessarily do only such things as are necessarily good for human nature, and consequently for each individual man.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

Superstitious persons, who know better how to rail at vice than how to teach virtue, and who strive not to guide men by reason, but so to restrain them that they would rather escape evil than love virtue, have no other aim but to make others as wretched as themselves. Wherefore it is nothing wonderful, if they be generally troublesome and odious to their fellow man.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because we control our lusts, but contrariwise, because we rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts.

The highest endeavor of the mind, and the highest virtue, is to understand things by intuition.

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.

The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.

The right actions undertaken for the right reasons generally lead to good outcomes over time.

Having received the Spirit of Christ to know good from evil, we should always choose the good.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.

I'm ensuring my place in heaven.

One brave deed makes no hero.