Quotes About Virtue

For Aristotle, then, the idea of the flourishing life cannot be disentangled from that of the balanced one, and the person who pursues moral virtue at the expense of all else—who views moral considerations as always overriding of all others—is by definition one whose life is unbalanced.

It is also about keeping in mind what is and what is not under our control, focusing our efforts on the former and not wasting them on the latter. It is about practicing virtue and excellence and navigating the world to the best of our abilities, while being mindful of the moral dimension of all our actions.

Cicero concluded that "the actual hitting of the mark [is] to be chosen but not to be desired,

las dificultades representan oportunidades para convertirte en una persona mejor y, con la práctica, es posible emocionarse con esas oportunidades. La virtud es un regalo que perdura:

To a Stoic, it ultimately does not matter if we think the Logos is God or Nature, as long as we recognize that a decent human life is about the cultivation of one's character and concern for other people (and even for Nature itself) and is best enjoyed by way of a proper—but not fanatical—detachment from mere worldly goods.

Stoics shifted the emphasis very much toward the social, essentially arguing that the point of life for human beings is to use reason to build the best society that it is humanly possible to build.

These are often referred to as the three Stoic disciplines: desire, action, and assent.

La hermosura, señora Clara —le dije con voz áspera—, debe ir acompañada de la virtud para ser hermosura valedera pues, de otro modo, sólo es buena apariencia y como tal, fácil de perder.

Lao Tsé: «Sólo con la moderación se puede estar preparado para afrontar los acontecimientos. Estar preparado para afrontar los acontecimientos es poseer una acrecentada reserva de virtud. Con una acrecentada reserva de virtud, nada hay que no se pueda superar; cuando todo se puede superar, nadie hay que conozca los límites de su fuerza.»

Act sensibly. Act sincerely. Act selflessly. Act splendidly.

An angel's weaknesses are better than a devil's strengths.

Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.

He who is wise is steps away from riches. He who is loving is steps away from God.

Outer beauty will take you miles; inner beauty will take you around the world.

He's a good Joe.

he was a good person, and good people were rare

Warren Dandridge had insisted that poker was a Christian game: Players who practiced virtue-- learning and respecting the odds, keeping their emotions in check, managing their bankrolls intelligently-- tended to prosper, while those who succumbed to vice-- chasing long shots, letting passion rule reason-- went the way of all unrepentant sinners.

Moral strengths cannot be governed. They must be earned.

Sanity—that is the great virtue of the ancient literature; the want of that is the great defect of the modern, in spite of its variety and power.

Be neither saint- nor sophist-led, but be a man!

The teachings in the Visuddhimagga begin with purification of virtue since the completion of the path to liberation rests squarely on the foundation stone of morality. This point cannot be over-emphasized.

We should take notice of that in others which is good, to their praise, that by so doing we may lay engagements upon them to abound therein more and more.

Note, Religion teaches good manners, and obliges us to give honour to those to whom honour is due.

Those whom God designs for preferment he clothes with humility; the most