Quotes about Virtue
Character is what you are in the dark.
— DL Moody
There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.
— David Starr Jordan
The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life.
— St. John Chrysostom
It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals.
— George Washington
The depth of a person's character is not measured by his or her physical strength, but by the depth of his or her nobility.
— Frank Peretti
To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
— Epictetus
Judging yourself to be full of virtue paralyses. Judging yourself to be full of guilt also paralyses.
— Paulo Coelho
Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.
— Dennis Prager
Good character improves every aspect of a person's life.
— John Maxwell
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.
— Anne Frank
True generosity is too frequently eaten up by prosperity and riches.
— Ellen White
There are people in the world who aren't necessarily Christians, but they're just naturally nice people who do a lot for other people. Those people will almost always be prosperous people.
— Joyce Meyer