Quotes About Virtues

I think it must somewhere be written that the virtues of mothers shall be visited on their children, as well as the sins of their fathers.

When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born.

Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults; look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes.

Music imitates (represents) the passions or states of the soul, such as gentleness, anger, courage, temperance, and their opposites.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

Charity and good-nature give a sanction to the most common actions; and pride and ill-nature make our best virtues despicable.

If nature does not ratify law, then all the virtues may lose their sway.

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness depends.

Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance.

Evil and faults are corrected by good, by love, kindness, meekness, humility, and patience.

Humility and patience are the surest proofs of the increase of love.

Courage, energy and patience are the virtues which appeal to my heart.

Golf puts a man's character on the anvil and his richest qualities - patience, poise, restraint - to the flame.

The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.

Study the lives of our great women, who were models of patience, fortitude, compassion and sacrifice.

I've also found that at the bottom of all of these qualities is love. If you have enough love you have enough courage, enough love then you have patience.

Kindness and patience were always called for.

I may have mentioned patience wasn't one of my virtues. Actually, I didn't have many virtues but patience definitely wasn't one of them.

He will unfailingly be pleased with our patience and take note of our diligence and perseverance.

War with vices, but peace with individuals.

The Art of Peace is based on four Great Virtues: Bravery, Wisdom, Love, and Friendship, symbolized by Fire, Heaven, Earth, and Water.

I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared

The first principle of life is love. The second principle is kindness. The third principle is compassion. The fourth principle is trust. The firth principle is integrity.

Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.