Quotes About Virtue

Money means nothing to a real man.

A great deal of undigested morality is uttered to the world, under the disguise of a pretended public virtue. In the eye of reason, the man who deliberately and voluntarily contracts civil engagements is more strictly bound to their fulfilment, than he whose whole obligations consist of an accident over which he had not the smallest control, that of birth ; though the very reverse of this is usually maintained undei the influence of popular prejudice.

Plato is my friend, but truth my greater friend.

Somehow the wondrous promise of the earth is that there are things beautiful in it, things wondrous and alluring, and by virtue of your trade you want to understand them.

Few words in any language carry such a load of meaning as 'honor.' It is an old word, unchanged even in its spelling from classical Latin to modern English. Spoken or written, it does not seem to require much explanation; most people think they know what it means.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

The health of a church depends not merely on the creed which it professes, not even on the wisdom and holiness of a few great ecclesiastics, but on the faith and virtue of its individual members.

Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.

Selfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait.

Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.

Who, under pressing temptations to lie, adheres to truth, nor to the profane betrays aught of a sacred trust, is near the summit of wisdom and virtue.

If there is to be no satisfaction in pleasure, none in wisdom, none in ambition, none in the golden mean, what then? Ah, where then? In duty. In doing right because it is right.

To please the Divine, our character, our behavior should be absolutely clean.

If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.

Benevolence means whatever is good for your Spirit.

Lenity has almost always wisdom and justice on its side.

Now to understand the significance of chastity within us, we have to know that chastity is the foundation of all dharmas. Unless and until you have sense of chastity you cannot have dharma.

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.

I have always considered David Hume as approaching as nearly the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man as perhaps the nature of human frailty will allow.

The best self is a good being.

Heshima hujengwa kwa hekima, haijengwi kwa misuli.

Generosity creates the higher life. There is no nobler virtue than the care one person shows to another.

One land also shall ask another, and say, 'Is righteousness that makes a man righteous gone through thee?' And it shall say, 'No.

The Womb of a Virtuous Woman produces a Wonder boy that grows to be a Real Man