Quotes About Virtue

Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature.

The propensity to do good things is a choice.

Good character is more important than wealth, good looks, popularity and even education. These things do not guarantee happiness and often they become obstacles to developing good character.

War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.

The consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of misfortunes.

None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.

people think they have to be good before they can act good. But ... it works just as well the other way 'round.

moral vanity is the snare of good people.

A true woman of virtue is one who will socialize with every man on earth, and doesn't share her body with any of them.

You need to say and do the right things and good things happen to good people.

There is a very good thing about hating evil. If you hate evil, that's all you will hate

The habits of feeling, action and judgment that comprise good character depend on personal self-discipline and powerful aspiration to become a good person, all of which must be drawn from within.

Everybody has an instinctive desire to do good things and avoid evil. But that desire is sterile as long as we have no experience of what it means to be good.

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.

Don't be sorry. Be good. Be right. Be a hero.

A good thing can't be cruel.

All human beings search for either reasons to be good, or excuses to be bad.

Good deeds never go unpunished.

I am much more afraid of my good deeds that please me than of my bad deeds that repel me.

Not even death can wipe out our good deeds

But what is Freedom? Rightly understood, A universal licence to be good.

A good person, striving dimly, Is well aware of the right path.

If you are poor, distinguish yourself by your virtues; if rich, by your good deeds.

To speak ill of a good person is not truly good, all in all.