51 quotes
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
— Cicero
“Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought.”
— John Rawls
“Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.”
— Unknown
“Knowing what is right does not make a sagacious man; the sage is one who also acts rightly.”
— Seneca
“Courage is the political virtue par excellence.”
— Hannah Arendt
“Peace is not the absence of war but a virtue a state of mind a disposition for benevolence confidence and justice.”
— Spinoza
“Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.”
— Baruch Spinoza
“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.”
— Voltaire
“There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.”
— Joseph Addison
“A good moral character is the first essential in a man.”
— George Washington
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.”
— Marcus Aurelius
“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”
— Socrates
“Have benevolence towards all living beings, joy at the sight of the virtuous, compassion and sympathy for the afflicted.”
— Mahavira
“Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.”
— Confucius
“True happiness arises from the good use of all the powers of the soul applied to good objects.”
— François Fénelon
“Peace is not an absence of war; it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence.”
“Patience is the companion of wisdom, and hope is its handmaid.”
— Augustine of Hippo
“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.”
— Aristotle
“To bear lightly what needs must be is a great virtue.”
“Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself.”
“Peace is not an absence of war. It is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.”
“Peace is not an absence of war it is a virtue a state of mind a disposition for benevolence confidence justice”
“Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.”
— Sophocles
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all the other virtues.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
“What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.”
— Sappho
“Disobedience in the eyes of anyone who has read history is mans original virtue”
— Oscar Wilde
“There is no happiness in a family where virtue has no place.”
“Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.”
“Without enthusiasm, virtue functions not at all.”
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues in family but the parent of all the others.”
“Peace is the evening star of the soul, as virtue is its sun, and the two are never far apart.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
“Justice is the first virtue of social institutions.”
“If thou dost ill, the joy fades, not the pains; if well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.”
— Benjamin Franklin
“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others.”
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.”
— Virgil
“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.”
“Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure.”
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be just be one”
“The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.”
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star.”
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.”
“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues are created.”
— Winston Churchill
“The doer of good becomes good. The doer of evil becomes evil. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action.”
— Yajnavalkya
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
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