Quotes about Virtue
Further, nothing, except sin, is contrary to an act of virtue. But war is contrary to peace. Therefore war is always a sin.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself
— Samuel Johnson
Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
— Samuel Johnson
The vicious count their years; virtuous, their acts.
— Samuel Johnson
It is generally agreed, that few men are made better by affluence or exaltation.
— Samuel Johnson
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
— Samuel Johnson
S]how yourself a Christian, by suffering without murmuring; - in patience possess your soul: they lose nothing who gain Christ.
— Samuel Rutherford
Faith is exceeding charitable, and believeth no evil of God.
— Samuel Rutherford
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
— John Ortberg
The Slothful do not have the time to become virtuous or despicable.
— Henry David Thoreau
There is no such thing as committing adultery with the right woman, at the right time, and in the right way, for it is simply WRONG.
— Aristotle
One of the greatest disasters of our time is our universal acceptance of the word "tolerance" as a great virtue.
— Zig Ziglar