Virtue Quotes

If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.

The virtue of obedience makes the will supple… It inspires the courage with which to fulfill the most difficult tasks.

Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them all.

The virtuous mind that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, Conscience.

For that which all men then did virtue call, Is now called vice; and that which vice was hight, Is now hight virtue, and so used of all: Right now is wrong, and wrong that was is right.

The great virtue of being alone is that your mind can go its own way.

Character is the virtue of hard times.

True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.

Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.

A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.