virtue Quotes (13)

“First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.”

“I prefer an accommodating vice to an obstinate virtue.”

“A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian.”

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”

“Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.”

“Power is not alluring to pure minds.”

“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.”

“He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.”

“To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.”

“Who is wise? He that learns from every One. Who is powerful? He that governs his Passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.”

“If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.”

“To be proud of virtue is to poison oneself with the antidote.”

“Humility is the foundation of all virtues.”