Quotes about Virtue
Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.
— Joyce Meyer
Life without decency is unbearable.
— Albert Nobbs
It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
— Ambrose of Milan
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
— Confucius
If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?
— Confucius
What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
— Confucius
Take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
— Marcus Aurelius
Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to over-rate our good qualities, and to overlook or extenuate our defects.
— William Wilberforce
Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
— Confucius
It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.
— Publilius Syrus
Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue.
— Cicero
Christian obedience, by its very nature, has a heroic character.
— Hans Urs von Balthasar