Quotes about Virtue
The temptation that comes from without does not necessarily weaken character; indeed, when conquered, it affords an opportunity for holiness to increase.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
It meant nothing to teach men to be good unless He also gave them the power to be good
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
To a great extent the level of any civilization is the level of its womanhood. When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be worthy of her. The history of civilization could actually be written in terms of the level of its women.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life.
— St. John Chrysostom
Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!
— Thomas Henry Huxley
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
— Maya Angelou
No one is good but God alone. What is good is therefore divine, what is divine is therefore good.
— Ambrose of Milan
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
— Epictetus