Quotes About Virtue

As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.

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

Neither I nor anyone else knows what a standard is. We all recognize a dishonorable act, but have no idea what honor is.

It's not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance. It's what resides inside.

Whilst weakness and timidity keep us to our duty, virtue has often all the honor.

Best they honor thee Who honor in thee only what is best.

He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.

An ill deed cannot bring honor.

The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.

Many new years you may see, but happy ones you cannot see without deserving them. These virtue, honor, and knowledge alone can merit, alone can produce.

No one ever lost his honor, except he who had it not.

Concepts of integrity and heroism and honor are still important to the world today. Some people behave well, and some people behave badly.

Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

Living your life with honorBrings forth friends You didn't know you had

Since childhood at my mother's knee, I have believed in honor, ethics and right living as its own reward. I find a very small minority who agree with me on that premise.

Virtue is the fount whence honor springs.

Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality.

Exemplary people concern themselves with virtue, small people concern themselves with territory. The ruling class thinks of punishment, the lower classes hope for benevolence.

He, who practices right, but in the hope of acquiring great renown, is very near to vice.

One cannot demand that anybody be a hero, though one can hope for it.

People aren't good or bad. They just do good or bad things. Your only hope is to know which is which.

Follow in the footsteps of your fathers' virtue! How could you hope to climb high unless your fathers' will climbs with you?

The great hope of society is in individual character

We cannot hope to scale great moral heights by ignoring petty obligations.