Virtue Quotes

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility. Dalton Trumbo
Government Democracy Business Gift Job Citizen Responsibility Own Every Enough Virtue Particular Dishonesty Your
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. Edmund Burke
Government Every Benefit Virtue Indeed Compromise Prudent Human Act Barter Founded Enjoyment
Silence is the virtue of fools. Francis Bacon
Silence Fools Virtue
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Francis Bacon
Great Wife Virtue Enterprises Hath Given Impediment Mischief Hostages He Children Either Fortune
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail. Francis Quarles
Love God Strength Prevail Man Heart Humble Be Humble Humility Virtue Thou Neither None Proud Nor Itself Where Loves Reason Beloved Desire
Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, uses that something to support their own existence. Frank Zappa
Own Believe Everybody Virtue Something Fact Support Existence Uses Believes
In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers. Herman Melville
Travel World Virtue Way Sin Freely Without Passport Stopped Frontiers Whereas Pays
Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness. Hosea Ballou
Happiness Enemy Unjust Virtue More Wrong Always Friend Than Often Just Suspicion Far Right
Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward. Jeremy Taylor
Reward Every Virtue Unto Ingredient Act
Be to their virtue very kind; be to their faults a little blind. Matthew Prior
Virtue Faults Kind Blind Very Little
Obedience is a strong virtue, capable of making me master of my emotions by giving me more strength to conquer my pride as I submit to those above me out of respect for their God-given authority and those below me out of love. Mother Angelica
Love Strength Me Respect Obedience Emotions Strong Pride Giving Master Submit Virtue Those Out Above More Making God-Given Authority Capable Conquer Below
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy. Napoleon Bonaparte
History Virtue Philosophy Well Skepticism
As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. Albert Einstein
Virtue Silent Concerned As Far As Vice Prefer Far Ostentatious
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions. Aristotle
Character Disposition Virtue Virtuous Statesman Moral Citizens Moral Character Performance Namely Most Fellow Fellow Citizens His Anxious Produce Certain Actions
For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Baruch Spinoza
War Confidence Justice Peace Mind Disposition State Virtue Benevolence Absence Mere Springs
True virtue is life under the direction of reason. Baruch Spinoza
Life Virtue Direction True Reason
The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. Blaise Pascal
Strength Man Virtue Habitual His Should Measured Special Acts
The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it. Confucius
Man Space Superior Single Meal Virtue Danger Haste Superior Man He Does Contrary Act Moments Even Seasons
Modesty is the color of virtue. Diogenes
Virtue Color Modesty
A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him. George Orwell
Man Situation Virtue Destroy Triumph Him Forces Felt Does Still Exists Tragic Than Precisely Which
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words. Hippocrates
Words Language Nothing Virtue Clearness Chief Unfamiliar Much Use
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous. Jawaharlal Nehru
Own Virtue Virtuous Most Talks Least His Person Often Who
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. Joseph Story
Wise People Intelligence Fall To Be Honest Virtue Dare Citizens Spirit Betray Because Banished Rewarded Order Flatter Public Republics Them Created Honest
A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue. Phillip E. Johnson
Education Democracy Degree Trouble Virtue Citizenry Civic Constitutional Does Certain Certain Degree Serious
The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. Saint Augustine
Spiritual Light Virtue Sacrament Like Although Passes Impure Polluted Among
God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person. Saint Teresa of Avila
God Good Me Remember Other Virtue Has-Been See Some Never Wrong Always Been Very Person Done Dwell Anything Which Afterwards
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