Quotes about Virtue

When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.

Love kindled by virtue always kindles another, provided that its flame appear outwardly.

Without constancy there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.

Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.

Temperance is love in training.

Hypocrisy itself does great honor, or rather justice, to religion, and tacitly acknowledges it to be an ornament to human nature. The hypocrite would not be at so much pains to put on the appearance of virtue, if he did not know it was the most proper and effectual means to gain the love and esteem of mankind.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.

Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man.

There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.