Virtue Quotes

"In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one." "Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God." "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." "One of the most interesting and harmful delusions to which men and nations can be subjected is that of imagining that there is some sort of ground rule applied to the universe by which final triumph if you are strong enough, and the ultimate success of virtue if you are good enough, is inevitable." "Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished " "Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative." "Do good by stealth and blush to find it fame" "Charm strike the sight but merit wins the soul" "Talent is a gift, but character is a choice " "Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it" "Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice" "Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek." "Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently" "Patience is grossly underrated." "Compassion is the basis of morality." "Peace is not an absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice" "Patience is a conquering virtue" "Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind" "Ingratitude is the essence of vileness." "There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do."