Quotes About Virtue

Cleanliness is itself a virtue. Next to godliness? If she were quite frank with herself, she would probably change the order and say godliness is next to cleanliness. Certainly she would prefer as a visitor a clean sinner to a dirty saint.

On the whole, however, the critic is far less of a professional faultfinder than is sometimes imagined. He is first of all a virtue-finder, a singer of praise. He is not concerned with getting rid of dross except in so far as it hides the gold. In other words, the destructive side of criticism is purely a subsidiary affair. None of the best critics have been men of destructive minds. They are like gardeners whose business is more with the flowers than with the weeds.

Ah, Seregil," Kari exclaimed, wiping her eyes with the corner of her apron. "I've never known anyone who could get himself into such messes, and then right back out again!" "It would have been considerably more difficult if Alec hadn't been such a faithful defender of my virtue." Seregil gave Alec a courtly nod. "My lady," Alec murmured, rising to give him a bow of such elaborate solemnity that they all burst out laughing again.

It is better to lack the semblance of honor but possess it than to possess the semblance and lack the honor.

SECRET #32 You don't need a thanks to know you've done the right thing.

Juvenal, another non-Christian writer of Rome, tells us that "fools seek revenge, philosophers forgive.

What most upset her, was the widespread use of slave labor. ...It is true Republicanism that drives the slaves half fed, and destitute of clothing...to labor...while the owner walks about idle...white men considered idleness a virtue even if they owned only one slave or none. No white man would do work considered too menial for his race.

Knowledge will teach candour, she who aims at attainment of it will find her countenance improved as her mind is informed and her looks enabled as her heart is elevated, thus may she become a pleasing companion to the main of science, sensibility, enabled to form the minds of her kids to virtue, knowledge, not less capable or willing to superintend domestic economy of her family for having wandered beyond the limits of kitchen.

America will not wear chains while her daughters are virtuous, but corrupt their morals by a general depravity, believe me sir a state or nation is undone. Was not Adam safe while Eve was innocent?

Let them use at home economy where it is a virtue, but do not let them disgrace themselves abroad by narrowness....What a fool do I look like to be accoutered and stand here for 4 hours only to be spoken to by royalty.

Just as victorious were God`s rewards to virtuous ppl,so defeats were His means of shaking the country out of its complacency, spurring it on to greater efforts. She continually alternated between praising American virtues, condemning Am vices, which always seemed to her to be increasing.

I have to remember that giving honor reveals more about my character than the character of the other person.

Humility can't be bought at a bargain price. It's the long working of grace upon grace within the hurts of our hearts. Humility

Truth and godliness always walk hand in hand.

Soul integrity is honesty that's godly.

Humility isn't a place of weakness but rather a position that will come with honor (Proverbs 18:12).

I know not why we should delay our tokens of respect to those who merit them, until the heart that our sympathy could have gladdened has ceased to beat. As men cannot read the epitaphs inscribed upon the marble that covers them, so the tombs that we erect to virtue often only prove our repentance that we neglected it when with us.

Keep we to the broad truths before us; duty here; knowledge comes alone in the Hereafter.

When you borrow on your character, it is your character that you leave in pawn.

In the hour of strait and need, we measure men's stature not by the body, but the soul!

try to understand that our souls work like swings: the stronger the push up towards the nobility of the soul, the stronger the swoop down towards the fury of the beast.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

Clear thoughts," he said. "Clear sight. Kind words. Right acts.

Fair face does not equate to hallowed heart.