Quotes about Virtue
fail a stringent code of ethics and that none of us was capable of earning a place of honor.
- Lisa Bevere
The knowledge of what is good without practicing it, turns frequently to evil. —C. MARTELLI, FENCING MASTER
- Lisa Bevere
Religion and virtue are the only foundations, not of republicanism and of all free government, but of social felicity under all government and in all the combinations of human society.
- John Adams
Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one cannot attain the Science of Life.
- Mary Baker Eddy
The aggregate happiness of the society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous policy, is, or ought to be, the end of all government . . . .
- George Washington
[Liberty] is freedom of choice, a divine gift, an essential virtue in a peaceful society.
- David O. McKay
It's a big error to dream of a society where nobody needs to be good.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
- Billy Graham
It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.
- Aristotle
The honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.
- Aristotle
To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.
- Epictetus
Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness
- Confucius