Quotes About Virtue

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are

The nobility of the ancients was no more than purity and serenity--what need for bushels of emblems?

Honest labor bears a lovely face.

The best of men That e'er wore earth about Him was a Sufferer, A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit; The first true gentleman that ever breathed.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.

If nice guys finish last, then great guys come in right after them.

I'm a good person. In most ways. But I'm beginning to think that being a good person in most ways doesn't count for anything very much, if you're a bad person in one way.

There was an awful lot to be said for familiarity, if you thought about it. It was an extremely underrated virtue, ignorable until the very moment that you were in danger of losing whatever or whoever it was that was familiar—a house, a view, a partner.

Being a good person in most ways doesn't count for anything very much, if you're a bad person in one way

Aquel que en un principado no descubre los males sino una vez nacidos, no es verdaderamente sabio; pero ésta es virtud que tienen pocos

Whether the individual fights this battle in ways such that men call him good or such that they call him evil is determined by the measure and makeup of his intellect.

When your heart overfloweth broad and full like the river, a blessing and a danger to the lowlanders: there is the origin of your virtue.

Of all the evil I deem you capable. Therefore I want the good from you. Verily I have often laughed at weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.

Boethius, dunyada adaletin yokmus gibi gorunmesine hayiflanir. Cogu kez iyiler ve erdemliler aci cekerken kotuler gonenir. Felsefe, iyiyi arayislariyla nihai amaca, sahici mutluluga ulasma gucune sahip olduklari icin aslinda erdemlilerin odullendirildigini iddia eder. Kotuler yalnizca goneniyormus gibi gorunur: Aslinda akillarini terk etmekle insanliktan cikarlar ve onlara ceza vermek yerine acimak ve tedavi etmek gerekir.

tevazu, utangaçl?k ile utanmazl?k aras?nda durur

Happy the youth who believes that his duty is to remake the world and bring it more in accord with virtue and justice, more in accord with his own heart. Woe to whoever commences his life without lunacy.

Discipline is the highest of all virtues. Only so may strength and desire be counterbalanced and the endeavors of man bear fruit.

I pity the village where no one is a saint, but I also pity the village where everyone is a saint!

The bishop escorted Francis a short distance out into the courtyard. Bending over, he said to him in a hushed voice, careful Francis. You're overdoing it. That's how one finds God, Bishop. Francis answered. The bishop shook his head. Even virtue needs moderation; otherwise it can become arrogance. Man stands within the bounds of moderation; God stands outside them. I am heading for God, Bishop. said Francis, and he proceeded hastily towards the street door. He had no time to lose.

you, pious milktoast: you don't murder, steal or commit adultery—because you are afraid. All your virtues are daughters of fear.

imposible encontrar a doce hombres, honrados

Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her honor.

But when thou findest sensibility of heart, joined with softness of manners, an accomplished mind, and religion, united with sweetness of temper, modest deportment, and a love of domestic life; such is the woman who will divide the sorrows and double the joys of thy life. Take her to thyself; she is worthy to be thy nearest friend, thy companion, the wife of thy bosom.