Quotes about Virtue

It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.

Honest speech does not seek secret places.

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.

Always have the fear of God before your eyes, and remember, that one day you must die.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

Virtue is the beauty, and vice the deformity, of the soul.

Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.

To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.

Virtue does not come from wealth, but...from virtue comes wealth and all other things good for man, both the individual and society.

Virtue consists in doing our duty in the several relations we sustain.

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen but his country's cause.

The line, often adopted by strong men in controversy, of justifying the means by the end.

Virtue is the health of the soul.

Virtue is not given by money, but from virtue comes money and all other good things to man, both to the individual and to the State.

Do not let the simplicity of your soul be lost in frivolous works.

When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.