Quotes About Virtue

Ambition is not a vice of little people.

graces were never yet given to any one man.A verse

Profiting little by good examples, I make use of those that are ill, which are everywhere to be found: I endeavor to render myself as agreeable as I see others offensive; as constant as I see others fickle; as affable as I see others rough; as good as I see others evil: but I propose to myself impracticable measures.

The shortest way to arrive at glory should be to do that for conscience which we do for glory.

The way of truth is one and artless: the way of private gain and success in such affairs as we are entrusted with is double, uneven and fortuitous. I

when Dandamys the Wise heard accounts of the lives of Socrates, Pythagoras and Diogenes, he said that they were in every way great personalities, except for their being too subject to venerating the Law: for, to support Law with its authority, true virtue must doff much of its original vigour; and many vicious deeds are done not merely with the Law's permission but at its instigation:13

The Stoics forbid this emotion to their sages as being base and cowardly.

That is a subtle observation on the part of philosophy: you can both love virtue too much and [B] behave with excess [A] in an action which itself is just. The [B] Voice [A] of God adapts itself fittingly to that bias: 'Be not more wise than it behoveth, but be ye soberly wise.

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We owe subjection and obedience to all our kings, whether good or bad, alike, for that has respect unto their office; but as to esteem and affection, these are only due to their virtue.

quote about goodness Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness.

All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not the science of goodness.

ved sin bydende autoritet sløver og fordummer den all Platons samlede teologi og filosofi; likevel gir han ikke fra seg et kny. Overalt ellers kan man bevare en viss anstendighet; alle andre aktiviteter finner seg i sømmelighetsregler, men kjærlighetsakten kan man bare forestille seg som lastefull eller komisk. Bare prøv å finne en klok og behersket måte å bedrive den på.

madness is the false punishment of a false solution, but by its own virtue it brings to light the real problem, which can then be truly resolved.

soÌ"phrosyneÌ", el estado al que tendemos, mediante el ejercicio del autocontrol y mediante la moderación en la práctica de los placeres, está caracterizada como una libertad.

templanza es representada con toda regularidad entre las cualidades que pertenecen —o por lo menos deberían pertenecer— no a cualquiera, sino en forma privilegiada a aquellos que tienen rango, posición y responsabilidad en la ciudad.

Sometimes you have to think like a hero just to behave like a decent human being.

Impeccable comes from the Latin pecatus, which means "sin." The im in impeccable means "without," so impeccable means "without sin.

Yang paling suci dihormati karen kebajikannya yang besar.

Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you—or are you going to show it all the time?

If it is true that cowardice is the most grave vice, then the dog, at least, is not guilty of it.

His only words were that he regarded cowardice as one of the worst human sins.

Unlike the puerile loyalty to a conviction, loyalty to a friend is a virtue - perhaps the only virtue, the last remaining one.

How goodness heightens beauty!