Quotes About Virtue

I cannot worship the abstractions of virtue: she only charms me when she addresses herself to my heart, speaks through the love from which she springs.

I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.

Love is a virtue; it grows stronger and purer and less selfish by applying it to what it loathes; but theft is a vice involving the slave-idea that one's neighbor is superior to oneself.

Love's like virtue, its own reward.

Kindness in thought leads to wisdom. Kindness in speech leads to eloquence. Kindness in action leads to love.

I desire Virtue, though I love her not- I have no faith in her when she is got: I fear that she will bind and make me slave And send me songless to the sullen grave.

A heart set on love will do no wrong.

By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.

Courage is the enabling virtue for any philosopher - for any human being, I think, in the end. Courage to think, courage to love, courage to hope.

To achieve charity, we must submit, become patient, meek, humble. . . . We must exercise the love of God as a power.

There will be no true freedom without virtue, no true science without religion, no true industry without the fear of God and love to your fellow citizens.

Nonviolence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice - nonviolence springs from love, cowardice from hate.

Spurn not the nobly born with love affected; nor treat with virtuous scorn the well connected.

Virtue and taste are nearly the same, for virtue is little more than active taste, and the most delicate affections of each combine in real love.

Socrate, ossia colui che, morendo, ha sostenuto che c'è un nesso istitutivo tra sapere, virtù e felicità.

Evelyn: Patience is a virtue... Rick: Not right now, it isn't.

What manner of man, he wondered, was he? A coward, piling profligacy on poltroonery? Or a hero, claiming exemption from moral law?

You will be at your best forever, Even now you have good moments. Occasional glimpses of your heavenly self. When you change your baby's diaper, forgive your boss's temper, tolerate your spouse's moodiness, you display traces of saintliness.

La gratitud es tener conciencia absoluta de los beneficios de la vida. Es la mayor de las virtudes.

Meditate on good things. "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things" (Phil. 4:8).

Gratitude is a mindful awareness of the benefits of life. It is the greatest of virtues.

Quiero hacer bien y no saber que lo hice.

You will never go wrong doing what is right.

His Good list outstripped the Evil list; Good may always preponderate in this method of reckoning.