1,046 Quotes About Virtue

True virtue never appears so lovely as when it is most oppressed; and the divine excellency of real Christianity is never exhibited with such advantage as when under the greatest trials; then it is that true faith appears much more precious than gold, and upon this account is "found to praise and honour and glory.

Theology is a superstition—Humanity a religion.

If she did not wish to lead a virtuous life, at least she desired to enjoy a character for virtue, and we know that no lady in the genteel world can possess this desideratum, until she has put on a train and feathers and has been presented to her Sovereign at Court. From that august interview they come out stamped as honest women. The Lord Chamberlain gives them a certificate of virtue.

Creativity is the virtue to think differently and the strength to withstand the storm of external disapproval.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself.

Courting is an activity where a man and a woman flaunt their virtues. Dating is an activity where life exposes the other’s vices.

Every skill and every inquiry, and similarly every action and rational choice, is thought to aim at some good; and so the good had been aptly described as that at which everything aims.

Creativity is the mother of enthusiasm. Be around good people; be a better person. Teach the humble and you will be granted virtue.

When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.