Quotes about Virtue

The Slothful do not have the time to become virtuous or despicable.

There is no such thing as committing adultery with the right woman, at the right time, and in the right way, for it is simply WRONG.

One of the greatest disasters of our time is our universal acceptance of the word "tolerance" as a great virtue.

Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.

It is absolutely impossible at the same time to be a man of understanding and not to be ashamed to gratify the body.

Practice kindness, and you start to become kind. Practice discipline, and you start to become disciplined. Practice forgiveness, and you start to become forgiving. Practice charity, and you start to become charitable. Practice gentleness, and you start to become gentle.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

He is happy who lives in accordance with complete virtue and is sufficiently equipped with external goods, not for some chance period but throughout a complete life.