Quotes about Virtue
If a strong man has not in him the lift toward lofty things, his strength makes him only a curse to himself and his neighbor.
— Theodore Roosevelt
No ability, no strength and force, no power of intellect or power of wealth, shall avail us, if we have not the root of right living in us.
— Theodore Roosevelt
Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.
— Confucius
In any situation you can think of, impatience is a source of weakness and fear, while patience represents substance and strength.
— Jim Rohn
True humility is not in the absence of confidence but strength restrained.
— Bill Johnson
The future success of our nation depends on our ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and to have the strength of character to make the right choices.
— George W. Bush
There is only one thing for which God has sent me into the world, and that is to develop every kind of virtue or strength, and there is nothing in all the world that I cannot use for this purpose.
— Epictetus
The progress of religion is steadily to its identity with morals. Strength enters just as much as the moral element prevails.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
— Maya Angelou
Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.
— Albert Einstein
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established
— Confucius