The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so. Plato
The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.VirtueQuotations by Plato
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To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations. William Penn
To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations.VirtueQuotations by William Penn
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous. Jawaharlal Nehru
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.VirtueQuotations by Jawaharlal Nehru
All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous. Iris Murdoch
All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.VirtueQuotations by Iris Murdoch
Virtue survives the grave. Motto
Virtue survives the grave.VirtueQuotations by Motto
Virtue alone is invincible. Motto
Virtue alone is invincible.VirtueQuotations by Motto
Virtue is a sure anchor. Motto
Virtue is a sure anchor.VirtueQuotations by Motto
Virtue is the strongest shield. Motto
Virtue is the strongest shield.VirtueQuotations by Motto
From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion.VirtueQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.VirtueQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Virtue craves a steep and thorny path. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Virtue craves a steep and thorny path.VirtueQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way.VirtueQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Virtue that wavers is not virtue. John Milton
Virtue that wavers is not virtue.VirtueQuotations by John Milton
When you can’t have anything else, you can have virtue. Don Marquis
When you can’t have anything else, you can have virtue.VirtueQuotations by Don Marquis
Virtue by premeditation isn’t worth much. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Virtue by premeditation isn’t worth much.VirtueQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
The time is always right to do what is right. King Jr. Martin Luther
The time is always right to do what is right.VirtueQuotations by King Jr. Martin Luther
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. David Starr Jordan
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.VirtueQuotations by David Starr Jordan
Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything. Samuel Johnson
Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.VirtueQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Virtue is too often merely local. Samuel Johnson
Virtue is too often merely local.VirtueQuotations by Samuel Johnson
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy. Samuel Johnson
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.VirtueQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it. Edgar Watson Howe
Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.VirtueQuotations by Edgar Watson Howe
It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit. Horace
It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.VirtueQuotations by Horace
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor. David Hare
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.VirtueQuotations by David Hare
People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy. John Kenneth Galbraith
People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy.VirtueQuotations by John Kenneth Galbraith
Virtue is the only true nobility. Thomas Fuller
Virtue is the only true nobility.VirtueQuotations by Thomas Fuller
Be generous, good and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue. Billy Boy Franklin
Be generous, good and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue.VirtueQuotations by Billy Boy Franklin
God will certainly reward virtue and punish vice, either here or hereafter. Benjamin Franklin
God will certainly reward virtue and punish vice, either here or hereafter.VirtueQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him.VirtueQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only reward of virtue is virtue. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only reward of virtue is virtue.VirtueQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The virtue in most request is conformity. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The virtue in most request is conformity.VirtueQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discoveredVirtueQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.VirtueQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue. Edward Dahlberg
Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue.VirtueQuotations by Edward Dahlberg
I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women. Confucius
I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.VirtueQuotations by Confucius
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. Confucius
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.VirtueQuotations by Confucius
We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition. Alexander Comfort
We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.VirtueQuotations by Alexander Comfort
Virtue is its own reward. Marcus T. Cicero
Virtue is its own reward.VirtueQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. Winston Churchill
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.VirtueQuotations by Winston Churchill
Virtue is like health: the harmony of the whole man. Thomas Carlyle
Virtue is like health: the harmony of the whole man.VirtueQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil. Albert Camus
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.VirtueQuotations by Albert Camus