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